Shelley R Knowles1, Daniel T O'Brien2, Shiling Zhang3, Anupama Devara3, James A Rowley4. 1. Sleep Section, John D. Dingell VAMC, and Wayne State University Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep, Detroit, MI. 2. Sleep Section, John D. Dingell VAMC, Detroit, MI. 3. Wayne State University Department of Internal Medicine, Detroit, MI. 4. Wayne State University Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep, Detroit, MI.
Abstract
STUDY OBJECTIVES: A chinstrap is potentially useful to reduce unintentional air leak by preventing mouth opening during PAP treatment. This study examines whether the addition of a chinstrap to PAP therapy has any effect on adherence, nightly duration of use, air leak, and residual AHI. METHODS: This was a retrospective study performed at an AASM-accredited VAMC sleep center. Clinical sleep data of veterans (n = 124) prescribed PAP therapy for sleep apnea was evaluated, and the effect of chinstrap use vs non-use on the above parameters was assessed. RESULTS: Chinstrap users had significantly greater PAP adherence, longer nightly duration of PAP use, lower residual AHI and lower leak compared to chinstrap non-users at first follow up visit. CONCLUSIONS: The addition of a chin strap to PAP therapy is a simple and inexpensive method of increasing PAP adherence.
STUDY OBJECTIVES: A chinstrap is potentially useful to reduce unintentional air leak by preventing mouth opening during PAP treatment. This study examines whether the addition of a chinstrap to PAP therapy has any effect on adherence, nightly duration of use, air leak, and residual AHI. METHODS: This was a retrospective study performed at an AASM-accredited VAMC sleep center. Clinical sleep data of veterans (n = 124) prescribed PAP therapy for sleep apnea was evaluated, and the effect of chinstrap use vs non-use on the above parameters was assessed. RESULTS: Chinstrap users had significantly greater PAP adherence, longer nightly duration of PAP use, lower residual AHI and lower leak compared to chinstrap non-users at first follow up visit. CONCLUSIONS: The addition of a chin strap to PAP therapy is a simple and inexpensive method of increasing PAP adherence.
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