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Obstructive sleep apnea
Gone through MRI and sleep study, doctor started leverage 500 and suggest to take apap or bipap, if it necessary to continue apap
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Hi. I understand your concern s. It depends upon the reports. Consult a pulmonologist for the same
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Dr. Hirennappa B. Udnur
Pulmonologist
18 yrs exp
Bangalore
If your sleep study suggestive of moderate to severe OSA with AHI more than 15 without any obvious mechanical obstruction can try Auto CPap trial provided you don’t have associated lung or airway disease . Auto Cpap titration
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Dr. Abaranam
Pulmonologist
21 yrs exp
Chennai
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It's the treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea. Need to continue.
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Dr. Vijay D Nair
Pulmonologist
10 yrs exp
Mumbai
Depends on severity of apnea and comorbidiries...
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