CPAP Not As Effective with Elderly Patients

Written by New Jersey Snoring Solutions on Sun 04/24/2022

New research published in January’s Sleep Medicine indicates that, when compared to younger patients, CPAP is a less effective treatment for elderly adults who are over age 80 and have moderate to severe symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). “Our findings suggest that CPAP treatment is not as effective in patients over 80 years of…