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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50530#.VESenlfHRK0 Author(s) Carl Stepnowsky 1,2* , Tania Zamora 1 , Christine Edwards 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Health Services Research & Development Unit, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, USA . 2 Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, USA . ABSTRACT Introduction: Positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy is the gold-standard for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) management. While it is known that PAP is efficacious for controlling breathing events during sleep when it is worn at the right pressure for the amount of time prescribed, there is less clear data on how well it improves sleep quality. There are few studies that ha...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50530#.VECKvlfHRK0 Author(s) Carl Stepnowsky 1,2* , Tania Zamora 1 , Christine Edwards 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Health Services Research & Development Unit, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, USA . 2 Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, USA . ABSTRACT Introduction: Positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy is the gold-standard for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) management. While it is known that PAP is efficacious for controlling breathing events during sleep when it is worn at the right pressure for the amount of time prescribed, there is less clear data on how well it improves sleep quality. There are few studies that ha...