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What is the minimum nightly time in terms of hours of cpap usage to achieve a therapeutic benefit?
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Depends on how bad: Depends on how bad the sleep apnea is. If the apnea is mild you might have to wear the device all night to see a difference while someone with severe sleep apnea might see some difference with only an hour of real sleep since this would be more than they get in a whole night without cpap. It's best to use all night to avoid desaturations that lead to heart and brain issues of course.
Answered 3/30/2016
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