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A continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine was initially used mainly by patients for the treatment of sleep apnea at home, but now is in widespread use across intensive care units as a form of ventilation.
CPAP is a common treatment used to manage sleep-related breathing issues like Obstructive Sleep Apnea. The CPAP titration study will typically follow an in lab diagnostic study. The titration study itself is done in a lab and is for the purposes of calibrating a CPAP machine to ensure your therapy is successful. When possible, here at Alaska Sleep Clinic we try to perform the CPAP titration on the same night as the diagnostic study. However, that is not always the case. In some instances where the diagnosis is not clear prior to your first sleep study, you will need to have a second titration study.