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  • initialism continuous positive airway pressure

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Examples

  • She calls the CPAP "the most unromantic device ever," but says using the machine or an oral applicance can rescue a troubled marriage.

    Apnea Aids vs. Romance 2008

  • Apparently, my sleep apnea is severe enough to warrant a thingy they call a CPAP machine.

    idiot-milk Diary Entry idiot-milk 2005

  • Researchers speculate that improved short-term CPAP compliance may improve long-term compliance.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2008

  • Today's undisputed best treatment, called CPAP, uses special bedtime masks to gently blow air through the nose to keep airways open.

    Experiments Test If Implant Can Block Sleep Apnea AP 2010

  • Today's undisputed best treatment, called CPAP, uses special bedtime masks to gently blow air through the nose to keep airways open.

    Experiments Test If Implant Can Block Sleep Apnea AP 2010

  • Today's undisputed best treatment, called CPAP, uses special bedtime masks to gently blow air through the nose to keep airways open.

    Experiments Test If Implant Can Block Sleep Apnea AP 2010

  • Today's undisputed best treatment, called CPAP, uses special bedtime masks to gently blow air through the nose to keep airways open.

    Experiments Test If Implant Can Block Sleep Apnea AP 2010

  • This results in: fragmented, poor sleep low blood oxygen levels an increased risk for myriad health problems, including hypertension, heart disease, mood and memory problems the recommendation from your doctor to use a machine called a CPAP at night to keep your airway open for sound sleep

    Dr. Michael J. Breus: Stormy Weather, Stormy Sleep 2009

  • As far as she was concerned, the Continuous Positive Airway Pressure machine — known as a CPAP — was a threat to her 22-year marriage.

    Apnea Aids vs. Romance 2008

  • The most commonly prescribed apnea treatment, it's called CPAP, or continuous positive airway pressure.

    Sounds Of Sleep 2008

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  • Stands for "Continuous Positive Airway Pressure."

    July 9, 2010