Study shows that CPAP therapy reduces fatigue, increases energy in patients with sleep apnea

Saturday, January 1, 2011 - 03:30 in Health & Medicine

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea often report that they feel like "a new person" after beginning treatment with continuous positive airway pressure therapy. A new study in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal SLEEP provides objective evidence to support these anecdotal reports, showing that three weeks of CPAP therapy significantly reduced fatigue and increased energy in patients with OSA.

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