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Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment on Hearing and Inner Ear Function in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea-Original Research. [PDF]

open access: yesMedicina (Kaunas)
Grebenar Čerkez M   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Incidence and prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea and narcolepsy in the UK: a population-based descriptive study

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Strongman H   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Obstructive sleep apnoea

The Lancet, 2002
Obstructive sleep apnoea is a disease of increasing importance because of its neurocognitive and cardiovascular sequelae. Abnormalities in the anatomy of the pharynx, the physiology of the upper airway muscle dilator, and the stability of ventilatory control are important causes of repetitive pharyngeal collapse during sleep.
Atul, Malhotra, David P, White
exaly   +13 more sources

Obstructive sleep apnoea

Nursing Standard, 2008
Obstructive sleep apnoea occurs during sleep when there is repeated pharyngeal collapse that obstructs the airway and causes repeated awakenings from sleep. Sufferers complain of unrefreshing sleep and daytime somnolence, and bed partners usually report snoring with frequent apnoeic attacks. Problems with tasks requiring concentration, such as driving,
openaire   +3 more sources

Paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea

Clinical Otolaryngology, 2010
#### Summary points Habitual snoring occurs in 12% of children in the United Kingdom.1 Two large cross sectional studies from the UK and Italy found that the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea in children was 0.7% to 1.8%.1 2 A recent, well designed cross sectional study of 700 children in the United States found that the prevalence of primary ...
Steven, Powell   +3 more
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Obstructive sleep apnoea

2021
This chapter covers the causes, signs, and symptoms of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). It explains the process of diagnosis, from a history, medications, family, and psychosocial history, occupation, and diagnostic procedures. Differential diagnoses that should be excluded are listed. The prevalence of OSA is estimated to be around 4% of the population.
Terry Robinson, Jane Scullion
openaire   +1 more source

Obstructive sleep Apnoea

Nursing Standard, 1990
Despite being an uncommon condition, sleep apnoea is attracting increasing interest among professionals and the lay public. Deborah Casey discusses the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and management of this distressing and on occasion, life-threatening disorder.
openaire   +2 more sources

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