System and method for diagnosis and treatment of a breathing pattern of a patient

A method for providing treatment, comprising:

• applying an initial low pressure to a patient;
• applying a treatment pressure if a breathing pattern of the patient is determined to be at a sleeping disorder breathing state;
• monitoring the breathing pattern of the patient;
• operating a processor to determine a state of the breathing pattern;
• and
• operating the processor to reduce pressure to a predetermined pressure level if the breathing pattern is determined to be an awake state.

A system, comprising:

• a flow sensor provided in an airflow path and measuring data corresponding to breathing patterns of a patient;
• a processor configured to analyze the breathing patterns to determine whether the breathing patterns are indicative of an awake state;
• and
• a generator configured to supply an airflow to an airway of the patient and to reduce a pressure of the airflow supplied to the airway of the patient from a first pressure to a second pressure when the processor determines that the breathing patterns are indicative of the awake state, the second pressure being lower than the first pressure.