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Passive myofunctional therapy applied on children with obstructive sleep apnea: A 6-month follow-up
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2017 Myofunctional therapy is one of the recommended treatments for obstructive sleep apnea, but the level of compliance has often been low in children. This study aims to investigate the therapeutic effect of passive myofunctional therapy using an oral ...
Li-Chuan Chuang +4 more
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Outcome of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment with Suboptimal Pressure in Obstructive Sleep Apnea [PDF]
Sleep Medicine Research, 2010 Continuous positive airway pressure is the treatment of choice for obstructive sleep apnea, and is highly effective especially in moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea.
Jin-Young Min +3 more
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Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2022 Introduction: The association between the intensity of obstructive sleep apnea and skeletal alterations in the face and hyoid bone is still scarcely addressed in the literature.
Manoela M. Soares +9 more
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Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2022 Introduction: Serum level of high-mobility group box 1 protein is reportedly correlated with the severity of obstructive sleep apnea. Objective: We tried to evaluate the possibility of using the serum high-mobility group box 1 protein level as a biologic
Hyun Jin Min +7 more
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Therapeutic alternatives with CPAP in obstructive sleep apnea [PDF]
, 2019 Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), characterized by airflow cessation (apnea) or reduction (hypopnea) due to repeated pharyngeal obstructions during sleep, causes frequent disruption of sleep and hypoxic events. The condition is linked to many adverse health
Aluas, Maria +8 more
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Screening of Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Empirical Mode Decomposition of Pulse Oximetry
, 2014 Detection of desaturations on the pulse oximetry signal is of great importance for the diagnosis of sleep apneas. Using the counting of desaturations, an index can be built to help in the diagnosis of severe cases of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea ...
Di Persia, Leandro E. +3 more
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Supine sleep and positional sleep apnea after acute ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage
Clinics, 2012 OBJECTIVE: Obstructive sleep apnea is frequent during the acute phase of stroke, and it is associated with poorer outcomes. A well-established relationship between supine sleep and obstructive sleep apnea severity exists in non-stroke patients.
Millene R. Camilo +8 more
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Journal of Diabetes Investigation, 2022 Aims/Introduction To estimate the prevalence, and patient clinical and demographic profile, as well as risk factors associated with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Beijing, China ...
Shan Ding +14 more
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The Evaluation of Diastolic Hypertention in Sleep Overlap Syndrome [PDF]
Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine, 2015 Introduction: The overlap syndrome, consisting ofobstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) and chronic obstructvie pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major problem in COPD patients.
Fariba Rezaeetalab +5 more
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eJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research, 2015 Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a mandibular advancement device on different grades of obstructive sleep apnea using a relatively simple test for the apnea-hypopnea index to determine if a mandibular device will be ...
Antti Raunio +4 more
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