A study in the September issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine suggest that nasal expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) is not an effective alternative to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy in acute stoke patients with obstructive sleep apnea. According to the authors, additional research is needed to identify an alternative treatment to CPAP, which may not be tolerated by stroke patients.

Read the article in JCSM: Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure for Sleep Apnea after Stroke: A Randomized, Crossover Trial