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CPAP machines, which provide pressurised air through a mask to the nose and throat, are the standard initial treatment for sleep apnoea but can be quite uncomfortable for patients.

But as Dr. Nunez explains, sleep apnea masks can be "unpopular", due to a reputation for discomfort (studies show many people quit using a CPAP machine within the first year of use).

A construction worker with sleep apnea participates as the first patient to use a CPAP machine during a groundbreaking experiment at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia in July 1980.