Median symptom scores for face mask (FM) and nose mask (NM) CPAP therapy in patients with sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS) with and without uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (U3P)
| SAHS patients (n=20) | U3P/SAHS patients (n=10) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FM | NM | p value | FM | NM | p value | ||
| Daytime sleepiness | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.07 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 0.1 | |
| Mask comfort | 1.1 | 6.5 | 0.001 | 2.1 | 6.7 | 0.06 | |
| Sore nasal bridge | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.06 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.9 | |
| Nasal stuffiness | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 0.1 | |
| Dry throat/mouth | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.03 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 0.4 | |
| Dry nose | 0 | 1.5 | 0.05 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 0.3 | |
| Mask leak | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.003 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 0.3 | |
| Red/sore eyes | 1.4 | 0 | 0.02 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | |
| Snoring | 0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.3 | |
| Claustrophobia | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0004 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | |
| Difficulty exhaling | 1.0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.6 | |