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A client is diagnosed with mild obstructive sleep apnea after having a sleep study performed. What treatment modality will be the most effective for this client

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The best treatment option for obstructive apnea is a mechanism called CPAP — continuous positive airway pressure.

Obstructive sleep apnea

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) comprises episodes of partial or complete upper airway occlusion during sleep and causes cessation of breathing (defined as a period of apnea or hypopnea > 10 seconds). Symptoms include:

  • Excessive daytime sleepiness
  • Restlessness
  • Snoring
  • Recurrent awakenings
  • and Morning headaches.

Continuous Positive Air Pressure

Continuous Positive Air Pressure – continuous positive air pressure, this is a device that, as the name says, continuously applies air pressure to the nose and/or mouth during sleep in order to keep the airways open in patients obstructive sleep apnea, who need help to keep them clear.

With this information, we can conclude that the best therapeutic choice would be to use the Continuous Positive Air Pressure mechanism.

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