First-line treatment for the management of hyperventilation-related central sleep apnea includes:
a. CPAP.
b. adaptive servo-ventilation (VPAP).
c. mechanical ventilation.
d. palatopharyngoplasty.
A
Similar to OSA, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has customarily been the first-line therapy for patients with hyperventilation-related CSA. Patients who do not respond well to CPAP should receive a trial of adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV) with the variable positive airway pressure adapt (VPAP Adapt).
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