Blower motors, glues and electric shocks: the early days of CPAP by Woolcock Institute of Medical Research

For over 40 years, continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP) therapy has been improving people’s sleep and saving lives. It has been a very successful treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). But it’s not for everyone, and there’s a growing range of alternatives.

The Woolcock’s Professor Ron Grunstein was around in the very early days of the development of CPAP as a treatment for sleep problems. We asked him about the current state of play in treating OSA, and what the future may hold.

For more, see our full interview with Ron, Sleep apnea – are we at a treatment turning point?, at www.woolcock.org.au/news/sleep-apnea-treatment-turning-point