Dysfunctional breathing treated with continuous positive airway pressure in newly diagnosed obstructive sleep apnoea: a prospective cohort study

Adrian Barnett; Krishna B Sriram; Karen E Hay; Graham Simpson

doi:10.1111/imj.14820

Dysfunctional breathing treated with continuous positive airway pressure in newly diagnosed obstructive sleep apnoea: a prospective cohort study

Intern Med J. 2020 May;50(5):631-634. doi: 10.1111/imj.14820.

Authors

Adrian Barnett¹, Krishna B Sriram¹, Karen E Hay², Graham Simpson³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Gold Coast University Hospital, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
² QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
³ Cairns Hospital, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.

PMID: 32431033
DOI: 10.1111/imj.14820

Abstract

A prospective cohort study investigating patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) was conducted to determine the prevalence of dysfunctional breathing and if continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy improves associated symptoms. Almost half of newly diagnosed patients with OSA had dysfunctional breathing and CPAP was not an effective treatment. Dysfunctional breathing is common in patients with OSA.

Keywords: continuous positive airway pressure; dysfunctional breathing; obstructive sleep apnoea; treatment.

MeSH terms

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure*
Humans
Polysomnography
Prospective Studies
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive* / diagnosis
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive* / epidemiology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive* / therapy
Treatment Outcome