CPAP is the gold standard and most effective treatment for moderate-to-severe OSA — but it is not the only option. At Pulmovista Clinics, Dr. Dixit Kumar Thakur discusses all appropriate treatment options with each patient: CPAP or APAP for most patients; BiPAP for complex or hypoventilation-associated cases; mandibular advancement devices (dental splints) for mild-to-moderate OSA or CPAP-intolerant patients; positional therapy for purely positional OSA (only during supine sleep); weight loss — which can reduce or resolve OSA in obese patients; and ENT or surgical referral for patients with correctable anatomical obstruction (enlarged tonsils, deviated septum, nasal polyps). The right treatment is the one that is most effective and that the patient will actually use consistently.
