Question

A 50-year-old man with obesity and snoring undergoes polysomnography and is diagnosed with moderate obstructive sleep apnoea. According to respiratory sleep medicine practice in Canada, what is the first-line treatment?

Accepted Answer

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy

Answer

Tracheostomy

Answer

Oral acetazolamide

Answer

High-dose sedative hypnotics at night

Answer

No treatment is required

Practice question

A 50-year-old man with obesity and snoring undergoes polysomnography and is diagnosed with moderate obstructive sleep apnoea. According to respiratory sleep medicine practice in Canada, what is the first-line treatment?