Identifying phenotypes in OSA patients with an indication for CPAP treatment using clinical data and experienced symptom severity

Not only the AHI, but also comorbidity and subjective symptoms should be taken into consideration when diagnosing OSA, assessing its severity and in providing a more patient-oriented treatment, including deciding about CPAP treatment. Not the often-used ESS but the modified PRAQ scales provide relevant information to assess experienced symptom severity. In addition, for an improved prognostication, we propose an evaluation of the CPAP treatment effectiveness for the five reported OSA phenotypes.