What is the best sleeping position for cpap?

The results are in. Side sleeping is clinically the best position for reducing sleep apnea. Here's why. Gravity pulls your airway tissues to the side instead of backward, which naturally opens your airway, lowers your AHI, reduces snoring, and often lets your CPAP run at a lower pressure. But it's not perfect. Your mask can press into the pillow, causing leaks or shifting the frame. And some people deal with shoulder pressure or arm numbness. The best masks for side sleepers are nasal pillows, lowprofile nasal masks, and certain under the nose full face mask. Anything with a small footprint that won't get shoved around by the pillow. For more CPAP tips, hit the subscribe button and check out the full video below.