Oman Medical Journal, 2020 Objectives: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) compliance of > 4 hours per night has been considered acceptable to achieve clinical improvements in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Mohammed A. Al-Abri +3 more
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Comparative assessment of changes in pharyngeal airway space in cases of obstructive sleep apnoea with a customized mandibular repositioning appliance - a clinical study [PDF]
Sleep ScienceObjectives: The present study aims at evaluating the effects of a customized mandibular repositioning appliance on the pharyngeal airway, nocturnal sleep patterns, daytime discomfort and occlusal changes in established cases of adult obstructive sleep ...
Rezeen Aziz +5 more
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Sleep Disorders, 2014 Complex sleep apnea is the term used to describe a form of sleep disordered breathing in which repeated central apneas (>5/hour) persist or emerge when obstructive events are extinguished with positive airway pressure (PAP) and for which there is not a clear cause for the central apneas such as narcotics or systolic heart failure. The driving forces
Khan, Muhammad Talha, Franco, Rose Amy
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Barbed suture pharyngoplasty in velopharyngeal complete concentric collapse: a multicentric study
The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2022 Background Studies have shown that complete concentric circular collapse (CCC) at the velum is a frequent finding in drug-induced sleep endoscopy, implying a worse prognosis for surgical outcomes in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)
Felipe Castillo-Farias +14 more
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Sleep respiratory disturbances during the ascent to Mount Aconcagua [PDF]
Sleep ScienceIntroduction: Mountaineers exposed to hypobaric hypoxia (HH) show high-altitude periodic breathing (PB). Objective: To analyze high-altitude PB during the ascent of Mount Aconcagua (Argentina).
Alvaro Emilio Ortiz-Naretto +3 more
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The relationship between sleep disturbance and depression
, 2006 This paper focuses on several aspects of the relationship between sleep and depression, with particular attention to objective factors and subjective perceptions.
Mayers, Andrew G. +5 more
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Sleep disturbances in diabetic peripheral neuropathy patients: a clinical and polysomnographic study
The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, 2018 Background Disordered sleep breathing is a common complication of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) manifested by excessive daytime sleepiness, morning headache, morning dizziness, cognitive decline, and mood changes.
Wafik Said Bahnasy +4 more
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Symptoms of Daytime Sleepiness and Sleep Apnea among Pregnant Women
Oman Medical Journal, 2020 Objectives: Despite the fact that sleep disturbances have been associated with poor maternal and neonatal health outcomes in pregnancy, no studies have assessed excessive daytime sleepiness or the risk for sleep apnea among pregnant Saudi Arabian women ...
Yassar Al-Jahdali +8 more
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The diagnostic value of sleep and vigilance tests in central disorders of hypersomnolence. [PDF]
, 2022 STUDY OBJECTIVES This retrospective cross-sectional observational study explored the diagnostic value of selected sleep and vigilance tests (SVT) beyond the multiple sleep latency test to differentiate between various central disorders of ...
Mathis, Johannes +5 more
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Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Joint Hypermobility Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]
, 2019 STUDY OBJECTIVES: Because of associated abnormalities affecting connective tissue in various organs including airways, hypermobility syndrome has been associated with high risk for the development sleep apnea.
Gaisl, Thomas +2 more
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