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Usually, CPAP is better.

Posted by Doug H. on March 11, 2002 at 06:15:06:

In Reply to: Why cpap instead of O2? posted by rkf on March 11, 2002 at 06:05:09:

If your airway shuts down, it would still shut down on oxygen. OSA, is not just low oxygen, but also fragmented sleep. CPAP is preferred because it is safer, and less expensive. Imagine traveling with oxygen!!

However, something sounds funny here. If oxygen is working best for you, I don't really understand why they don't want to use it. Some patients use CPAP + Oxygen.

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