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Sleep Apnea – Treating causes instead of just symptoms
For obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), positive pressure ventilation using CPAP is the standard treatment method. However, due to side effects, patient acceptance of the method varies widely. In addition, studies show that the therapy method cannot fulfill many of the hopes placed in it for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. CPAP treatment only alleviates symptoms. As a purely symptomatic treatment, however, the method cannot replace a causal therapy that attacks the cause of the health disorder.