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Sleep apnea is a form of sleep-disordered breathing that is associated with an increase in disease comorbidities, mortality risks, health care costs, and traffic accidents.
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Sleep apnea is most commonly treated with positive airway pressure (PAP).
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PAP can be difficult for patients to tolerate.
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This leads to initial and long-term noncompliance.
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Maximizing Adherence Including Using Novel Information Technology–based Systems
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Approximately 42 million American adults have sleep-disordered breathing.1 This disease prevalence is similar to both asthma and diabetes combined.1
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