Due in part to overall improvements in health, the population of elderly individuals is
increasing rapidly. Similarly, obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is both gaining increased …

Background and objective Clinical and epidemiological cohort studies have shown that
obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a common but largely undiagnosed disorder in senior …

Educational Aims To provide a comprehensive, up-to-date review of the prevalence of
obstructive sleep apnoea in older people To describe the mechanisms of central and …

Rationale: Evidence suggests that the physiopathologic consequences of obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA) resemble those induced by aging. Some studies report that the deleterious …

The “typical” presentation of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is chronic loud snoring and
excessive daytime sleepiness in middle-aged obese men. OSA can result in increased risk …

In the past two decades, obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) has been identified as a common
clinical condition. Epidemiological studies have confirmed a high prevalence of the disease …

Sleep apnea is highly prevalent in subjects after age 60, and affects older men and women
similarly. Central apneas are often observed in addition to obstructive and mixed events …

BACKGROUND The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) increases with age.
However, older adults have limited perception of the symptoms related with poor sleep …

Sleep apnoea is a breathing disorder in sleep usually caused by repetitive upper airway
obstruction. Its primary symptoms include snoring, daytime sleepiness and decreased …

The traditional diagnosis of sleep apnoea syndrome has been based on a particular apnoea
frequency during sleep, and was originally set at≥ 5 apnoeas· h-1 of sleep during the 1970s …