...Fujio Tanaka; Hiroshi Nakano; Nobuyuki Sudo; Chiharu Kubo Background: It is well known that the sleeping position influences the rate of apnea-hypopnea events; however, whether events in one position may have more influence on daytime sleepiness than events in another position has not been...

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...) is characterized by obesity and excessive daytime sleepiness, we hypothesized that orexin-A levels may be abnormal in patients with OSAS. Further, since treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in patients with OSAS is very effective in normalizing daytime sleepiness, we also hypothesized...