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Wireless Medical Sensor Networks: Design Requirements and Enabling Technologies [PDF]

, 2012
This article analyzes wireless communication protocols that could be used in healthcare environments (e.g., hospitals and small clinics) to transfer real-time medical information obtained from noninvasive sensors.
Abatti, Paulo J., Medeiros, Henry P., Schneider, Fabio K., Vallejos de Schatz, Cecilia H.   +3 more
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Impact of a Case‐Based Sleep Apnoea Education on the Knowledge, Attitudes and Confidence of Dental Hygiene Students—A Multicentre Intervention Study

International Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This pilot study aimed to explore knowledge, attitudes and confidence levels of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) before and after case‐based education among dental hygiene students. Moreover, to give an international perspective, this study included students from the US and Scandinavia. Methods A longitudinal multicentre study assessed
Ann‐Catrin André Kramer, Bridget Wright, Kristina Berggren, Linda Lundsbakken, Karelle Hopkins, Hanna Ahonen, Ulrika Lindmark   +6 more
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Development and validation of a scale for the assessment of the knowledge-attitude-practice of parents towards children snoring

BMC Primary Care
Background Children Snoring is a common childhood disorder that affects the growth and development of children and is detrimental to their health. Increasing awareness of Children Snoring among parents is important.
Siyan Guo, Xiaoyue Hu, Xiaokai Wang, Hongyan Tie, Qiujun Zhang, Caixia Li, Luying Qin, Hongxia Su   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The role of powered instrumentation in the removal of antrochoanal polyps: a 10-Year Review [PDF]

, 2009
Antrochoanal polyps are rare lesions. We report a series of 40 consecutive cases of antrochoanal polyps treated in our tertiary centre over a period of ten years between May 1998 and April 2008. The median age of the patients was 37 years.
Gendeh BS,, Mohd Razif MY,, Mohd Tahir J,   +2 more
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Prevalence of Dental Caries in Persons With or Without Long‐Term Experience of Positive Airway Pressure‐Treated Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

International Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Oral dryness is common in persons with untreated obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) as well as in those using positive airway pressure (PAP). OSA with or without PAP treatment could therefore be a risk factor of dental caries. Objectives To describe and compare the prevalence of dental caries among persons with or without PAP‐treated OSA.
H. Ahonen, K. Berggren, C. Kvarnvik, O. Sunnergren, U. Lindmark, A. Broström, M. Stensson   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

"Prevalence and Correlates of Snoring in Adolescents "

Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 2006
Snoring can occur alone or it may be the presenting feature of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and other common chronic conditions. In our study, we aimed to estimate the prevalence and correlates of snoring in adolescent students in Tehran, Iran.
Katayoon Bidad, Shahab Anari, Asghar Aghamohamadi, Narges Gholami, Sorush Zadhush, Heshmat Moaieri   +5 more
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Case reports of oral appliance therapy on three young adults with Down syndrome and OSA

Journal of Prosthodontics, EarlyView.
Abstract Patients with Down syndrome (DS) have a high incidence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to hypotonia, weight, underdeveloped midface, and relative macroglossia. This article presents three cases of young adults with DS, who were diagnosed with mild to severe OSA and unable to tolerate positive airway pressure therapy.
Jingjing Zhang, Yuuya Kohzuka, Kathleen M. Bennett, Fernanda R. Almeida   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Snoring Sounds Classification of OSAHS Patients Based on Model Fusion

Archives of Acoustics
Obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is a prevalent and detrimental chronic condition. The conventional diagnostic approach for OSAHS is intricate and costly.
Yexin LUO, Jianxin PENG, Li DING, Yikai ZHANG, Lijuan SONG, Qianfan ZHANG, Houpeng CHEN   +6 more
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Examinations of acoustic signals of patients having snoring problem [PDF]

, 2017
Dorota Górnicka, Grzegorz Klekot, Michał Michalik   +2 more
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A perspective on automated rapid eye movement sleep assessment

Journal of Sleep Research, Volume 34, Issue 2, April 2025.
Summary Rapid eye movement sleep is associated with distinct changes in various biomedical signals that can be easily captured during sleep, lending themselves to automated sleep staging using machine learning systems. Here, we provide a perspective on the critical characteristics of biomedical signals associated with rapid eye movement sleep and how ...
Mathias Baumert, Huy Phan
wiley   +1 more source