Sleep and Breathing

, Volume 18, Issue 2, pp 227–228 | Cite as

Nasal function alterations in OSA during nasal CPAP: an overly complex influence of humidification?

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Keywords

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Mucociliary Clearance Squamous Metaplasia Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure 
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Abbreviations

CBF

Ciliary beat frequency

MTT

Mucus transport time

n-CPAP

Nasal continuous positive airway pressure

NMTT

Nasal mucociliary transport time

OSA

Obstructive sleep apnoea

RH

Relative humidity

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Intensive Care Unit and Non Invasive Ventilatory UnitHospital Morales MeseguerMurciaSpain

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