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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Jun 19.
Published in final edited form as: Sleep Med Rev. 2007 Feb 1;11(2):99–111. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2006.08.001

Table 1. Potential Benefits of CPAP Treatment for OSA.

Potential Benefits of CPAP Treatment for OSA

  • ◇ Increased subjective and objective alertness

  • ◇ Decreased risk for cardiac disease and stroke

  • ◇ Decreased risk of developing hypertension

  • ◇ Improved neurobehavioral outcomes in cognitive processing, memory, learning, sustained attention and executive function

  • ◇ Improved mood

  • ◇ Improved functional outcomes

  • ◇ Decreased nocturia

  • ◇ Decreased risk of sleepiness related accidents