CPAP leak types — intentional, mask leak, mouth leak, and how to diagnose each

CPAP leak types — intentional, mask leak, mouth leak, and how to diagnose each

“Leak” is printed on the CPAP report in red if it crosses a threshold and in a calm colour if it doesn’t. What the report doesn’t tell the patient — or the dealer who just handed over the machine — is that the number is a composite of three very different phenomena, CPAP leak types and

CPAP for stroke recovery patients: evidence and initiation

CPAP for stroke recovery patients: evidence and initiation

Stroke and sleep apnea have a two-way relationship that clinicians have understood for two decades but Indian practice is still catching up to. Untreated obstructive CPAP for stroke recovery patients sleep apnea is an independent risk factor for ischaemic stroke, and stroke itself — particularly when it affects the brainstem, insular cortex, or upper airway motor control