18/10/2026
CPAP isn’t one-size-fits-all. 🫁
Sleep apnea isn’t always just an airway collapsing.
Airflow resistance can occur at different levels of the airway and for very different reasons. A deviated septum, enlarged tonsils, narrow anatomy, increased upper-airway resistance or a collapsible airway can all create very different breathing problems.
And that matters.
Standard CPAP can be brilliant at splinting open a collapsible airway. But when significant airflow resistance is involved, some people may respond better to a different pressure strategy, such as bilevel therapy with greater inspiratory pressure and pressure support.
The goal shouldn’t be to pigeonhole everyone into the same therapy.
Find the problem.
Understand where the resistance is occurring.
Then tailor the therapy to the patient.
Same diagnosis. Very different airway. Very different solution. 🫁