… of ventilatory control are important causes of repetitive pharyngeal collapse during sleep.
Obstructive sleep apnoea can be diagnosed on the basis of characteristic history (snoring, …

… This study reported that the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea—defined as more than
five apnoeas or hypopnoeas per h of sleep plus excessive daytime sleepiness—was 4% in …

… The purpose of this review is to assess some recent developments in the most common
sleep breathing disorder-obstructive sleep apnoea-with particular emphasis on recent data on …

… Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is a common … repeatedly during sleep, causing
obstructive sleep apnoea events. … Whether treating sleep apnoea can fully reverse its chronic …

… Although snoring and occasional apnoeic breath holding in sleep (obstructive sleep apnoea…
are apnoeas and how common is obstructive sleep apnoea? Conventionally, an apnoea is …

… obstructive sleep apnoea based on the apnoea hypopnoea index (AHI). Continuous positive
airway pressure (CPAP… is indicated only when positional apnoeas have been documented. …

… The obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea (OSA) syndrome is characterized by recurring …
airway obstruction during sleep, leading to markedly reduced (hypopnoea) or absent (apnoea) …

… Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a common disorder in which repetitive apnoeas expose
the cardiovascular system to cycles of hypoxia, exaggerated negative intrathoracic pressure, …

… to obstructive sleep apnoea and the obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome as seen in adults.
An apnoea … It is important to distinguish between obstructive sleep apnoea (the physiological …

… increased referrals to sleep physicians or … obstructive sleep apnoea may prevent from
adverse health consequences. Some of the epidemiological aspects of obstructive sleep apnoea …