...). Methods: A prospective, cross-sectional study performed at a tertiary-care academic center; 108 patients with snoring and day-time sleeplessness were included in this study carried out in the Otolaryngology Department. All patients were evaluated with 1-night polysomnography (PSG). There were 63 patients...

... for statistical difference. Obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome BMI Polysomnography Epworth sleepiness scale Palatopharyngeal muscle The upper airway soft palate plane is the only site without bone support throughout the respiratory tract. In patients with obstructive sleep apnea...

...Carolina Morales Divo; Oxana Selivanova; Torsten Mewes; Jan Gosepath; Rainer Lippold; Wolf J. Mann Purpose: To evaluate whether ApneaGraph (AG) and polysomnography (PSG) deliver comparable results in patients with sleep-related breathing disorders. Procedures: A prospective study was performed...

... of hypopnea and apnea. Left untreated, this condition could have a significant impact on both physical and mental health. Primary snoring is often the presenting symptom reported by parents, and should warrant careful screening for OSAS. Although overnight polysomnography remains the gold standard diagnostic...

...Ron B. Mitchell; James Kelly Purpose: To summarize current knowledge of the outcome of adenotonsillectomy (T&A) for the treatment of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in children. Results: The success rate of T&A for SDB as measured on the basis of objective criteria using polysomnography...

... to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Life quality Obstructive sleep apnea Polysomnography Tracheostomy Original Paper ORL 2001;63:131 136 Received: October 13, 2000 Accepted: November 2, 2000 Long-Term...