Have your patients been able to lower blood pressure using the resperate device? i'm 6 mo. in on sleep apnea treatment - hoping to see bp improvement.

Htn with sleep apnea: Most of my patient who have sleep apnea respond to CPAP and lower the bp--but if long standing disorder set your adrenergic tone on high, you may not get that response--in general hypertension get easier managed the longer you use the machine, unless there is other hypertension genes or renal causes among other seconday causes of htn.

Yes over time: Sleep apnea does contribute to harder to control blood pressure. The longer you're using your CPAP there usually is improvement in terms of blood pressure control. Weight loss is also a contributing factor that helps since as you sleep better, you're more energetic, less dependent on natural Adrenalin to keep you going and less likely to crave cards and sugars for a quick energy boost.