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The biopsychosocial perspective should be considered when approaching patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), considering the complaints and disabilities presented by the patient throughout the process. This clinical case presents information on a patient with moderate OSA, with good adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), but with complaints of asphyxia during its use, even despite of good control of apnea and hypopnea events. Moderate-to-severe OSA is treated with CPAP, but patient tolerance can be critical. All patients who fail CPAP therapy would benefit from formal upper airway evaluation and, in this scenario, an interdisciplinary team is needed for holistic care and purpose of alternative therapeutic. The interdisciplinary approach made it possible to change the approach adopted, and throughout the process, the patient was at the center of therapeutic decisions.
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Leite, C.F., Lino, J.A. (2023). No Residual Apnea-Hypopnea Index and the Epiglottis Prolapse: The Need for an Interprofessional Collaboration. In: Frange, C. (eds) Clinical Cases in Sleep Physical Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38340-3_23
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