Is middle ear pressure affected by continuous positive airway pressure use?

Effects of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Middle Ear Pressure and Acoustic Stapedial Reflex.

OBJECTIVE This study investigated the effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on middle ear pressure and acoustic stapedial reflex and the correlation between CPAP and middle ear pressure. STUDY DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Tertiary hospitals. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Fifty patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome were assigned to the study group, and ...

The effect of continuous positive airway pressure on middle ear pressure.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS While continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is commonly used for obstructive sleep apnea treatment, its effect on middle ear pressure is unknown. The purpose of this study was to measure the effect of CPAP on middle ear pressure and describe the correlation between CPAP levels and middle ear pressures. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective review of normal tympanometry values ...

When pressure is positive: a literature review of the prehospital use of continuous positive airway pressure.

BACKGROUND Heart failure poses a significant burden of disease, resulting in 2,658 Australian deaths in 2008, and listed as an associated cause of death in a further 14,466 cases. Common in the hospital setting, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is a non-invasive ventilation technique used to prevent airway collapse and manage acute pulmonary edema (APO). In the hospital settin...

Intraocular Pressure during Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Effects of Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

3 Anne Bernier, Céline Catelin, Mohamed Amine Hadj Ahmed, Nathalie Samson, 4 Pauline Bonneau, Jean-Paul Praud 5 6 Neonatal Respiratory Research Unit, Departments of Pediatrics and Physiology 7 Neonatalogy Division, Department of Pediatrics 8 Université de Sherbrooke, QC, Canada – J1H 5N4 9 10 Short title: Nasal CPAP and nutritive swallowing 11 12 13 Address for correspondence and proofs: 14 Jea...