Open AccessMarked Improvement in Nocturnal Gastroesophageal Reflux in a Large Cohort of Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treated With Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Author(s) -
Bryan T. Green,
William A. Broughton,
John B. O’Connor
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.163.1.41
Subject(s) - continuous positive airway pressure , medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , reflux , sleep apnea , cohort , prospective cohort study , positive pressure , sleep study , apnea , anesthesia , polysomnography , disease
Nocturnal gastroesophageal reflux (nGER) is common in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Small, short-term studies have shown that treatment with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) decreases esophageal acid exposure.
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