Is It Dangerous To Treat Sleep Apnea With CPAP If It Is Only Used Occasionally?

March 13, 2010 - PRLog -- A recent post in Sleep and Health Journal "VARIABILITY IN HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE PREDICTS FUTURE STROKES. NEW SLEEP APNEA TREATMENT PROTOCOLS NEEDED TO REFLECT THIS DANGER!" questions the current protocols for treating sleep apnea.

The post (http://www.sleepandhealth.com/blog/28) looks at the current state of sleep apnea treatment relative to important new information on the risk of stroke.

Should all patients who do not consistently use CPAP be treated with a combination of therapies to lower risk of stroke?  Are oral appliances (www.ihatecpap.com) being under-utilized thereby increasing risk of strokes?  Does part-time use of CPAP lead to dangerous swings in blood pressure increasing the risk of strokes?  New studies on blood pressure variability need to be applied to sleep medicine.

Changes in Medicare guidelines for CPAP payments reflect poor CPAP compliance based on numerous published medical studies.

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