Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2018 Apr;15(4):503-505.
doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201710-829CC.

Getting to the Root of the Matter

Lucas M Donovan  1 , Ken He  2 , Margaret Wardlaw  1 , Vishesh K Kapur  1
Affiliations

Getting to the Root of the Matter

Lucas M Donovan et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2018 Apr.
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
A 60-second epoch from the titration portion of the study with 10 cm of continuous positive airway pressure using a nasal mask. Breaths of interest are marked with upward black arrows.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
A 60-second epoch from the titration portion of the study with 12 cm of continuous positive airway pressure using a nasal mask and chinstrap.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
A 60-second epoch from the titration portion of the study with 18 cm of continuous positive airway pressure using a nasal mask and chinstrap.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

Similar articles

See all similar articles

References

    1. Teschler H, Stampa J, Ragette R, Konietzko N, Berthon-Jones M. Effect of mouth leak on effectiveness of nasal bilevel ventilatory assistance and sleep architecture. Eur Respir J. 1999;14:1251–1257. - PubMed
    1. Knowles SR, O'Brien DT, Zhang S, Devara A, Rowley JA. Effect of addition of chin strap on PAP compliance, nightly duration of use, and other factors. J Clin Sleep Med. 2014;10:377–383. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Kushida CA, Littner MR, Hirshkowitz M, Morgenthaler TI, Alessi CA, Bailey D, et al. American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Practice parameters for the use of continuous and bilevel positive airway pressure devices to treat adult patients with sleep-related breathing disorders. Sleep. 2006;29:375–380. - PubMed
    1. Bakker JP, Neill AM, Campbell AJ. Nasal versus oronasal continuous positive airway pressure masks for obstructive sleep apnea: a pilot investigation of pressure requirement, residual disease, and leak. Sleep Breath. 2012;16:709–716. - PubMed
    1. Mortimore IL, Whittle AT, Douglas NJ. Comparison of nose and face mask CPAP therapy for sleep apnoea. Thorax. 1998;53:290–292. - PMC - PubMed

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources