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Significant improvement of olfactory performance in sleep apnea patients after three months of nasal CPAP therapy – Observational study and randomized trial

OBJECTIVES: The olfactory function highly impacts quality of life (QoL). Continuous positive airway pressure is an effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and is often applied by nasal masks (nCPAP). The influence of nCPAP on the olfactory performance of OSA patients is unknown. The ai...

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Autores principales: Boerner, Bettina, Tini, Gabrielo M., Fachinger, Patrick, Graber, Sereina M., Irani, Sarosh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5291379/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28158212
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0171087