Headache Attributed to Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Ji, Ki-Hwan; Hong, Seung Bong

doi:2012.9.2.57

J Korean Sleep Res Soc > Volume 9(2); 2012 > Article

CASE REPORT

J Korean Sleep Res Soc. 2012;9(2):57-60. doi: https://doi.org/10.13078/jksrs.12012

Headache Attributed to Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Ki-Hwan Ji, Seung Bong Hong

¹Department of Neurology, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea
²Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Corresponding Author: Seung Bong Hong ,Tel: +82-2-2019-3320, Fax: +82-2-3462-5904, Email: koreasleep@empal.com

Received: November 28, 2012 Accepted: December 18, 2012 Published online: December 31, 2012

ABSTRACT

Many patients with headaches complain of various sleep symptoms and have obstructive sleep apnea. Usually, treatment of sleep apnea with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) may improve or resolve headache in a subset of patients. We report a case of new-onset headache after nasal CPAP therapy in an obstructive sleep apnea syndrome patient.

Keywords: Headache | Sleep | Continuous positive airway pressure.