Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is a common treatment for obstructive sleep apnea. A CPAP machine uses a hose and mask or nosepiece to deliver constant and steady air pressure.

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When Boston-based inventor Stephen Marsh saw a photo of his brother, David, hooked up to a continuous-positive-airway-pressure (CPAP) machine—a device that treats the symptoms of obstructive sleep ...

The masks and hoses can be cumbersome and noisy, and studies show that about third of patients don’t use their CPAPs as directed. Tony Schmidt's CPAP machine. He went back to an older model, the ...

CPAP, which stands for continuous positive airway pressure system, includes a main unit, mask, tube and headgear. Last March, Tony Schmidt discovered something unsettling about the machine that helps ...