Abstract :
Obstructive sleep apnoea is a serious
condition that leads to further life-threatening
diseases and severely impairs patients’ health
related quality of life. Non-invasive positive
pressure ventilation therapies such as CPAP
or BiPAP are effective long-term treatments
for OSA that also improves the quality of life
and overall health status of the patient (18).
The major obstacle in the treatment of OSA
is patients’ acceptance of the condition and
adherence to the non-invasive treatment
methods and its complexities such as wearing
mask, excessive nasal secretions, rhinorrhoea
and congestion. Such complications can be
managed through patient education (19).
Although OSA has a very high prevalence
rate but is rarely diagnosed as patients
consider the symptoms as an outcome of their
sedentary lifestyles. There are several home
based and laboratory based techniques to
diagnose OSA and should be commonly used
to improve diagnostic rates.(20). Coming to
the conclusive statement of our review, the
OSA patients experience many physiological
and psychological issues causing difficult life
pattern and affecting the daily life trajectory
(16). Proper diagnosis and evaluation, ontime
detection of OSA, family support,
patient education and initiating NIPPV
Therapy improves and restores the lost
control of life quality in OSA patients (15).
Though further criteria like selecting
appropriate CPAPP mode, titration settings
while polysomnography and selecting
appropriate mask size and type matters a lot.
As inappropriate pressure settings and wrong
mask selection can lead to claustrophobia and
unexpected hypopnea which can further
cause persistent symptoms. CPAP Therapy
promotes more reliable sleep and better life
quality to OSA patients.
Keyword :
Life Quality, Obstructive Sleep Apnoea, Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Therapy