Obstructive sleep apnoea: definitions, epidemiology & natural history

JCM Lam, SK Sharma, B Lam - Indian Journal of Medical …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is increasingly being recognized as an important health
issue in the last two to three decades. It is characterized by frequent episodes of upper …

Obstructive sleep apnea: awakening the hidden truth

A Viswanath, J Ramamurthy, SPS Dinesh… - Nigerian journal of …, 2015 - ajol.info
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common type of sleep apnea and is caused by
obstruction of upper airway. Sleep apnea is clinically defined as frequent episodes of apnea …

Epidemiology of adult obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome in India

SK Sharma, G Ahluwalia - Indian Journal of Medical Research, 2010 - journals.lww.com
There is a paucity of published Indian studies on the prevalence and risk factors of
obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in adults. The limited published literature, however, does …

Validation of the modified Berlin questionnaire to identify patients at risk for the obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome

SK Sharma, C Vasudev, S Sinha, A Banga… - Indian Journal of …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Background & objectives: Awareness regarding obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) among
general public as well as practicing physicians is low in India. The present study was …

[PDF][PDF] Obstructive sleep apnea basics

JV Rundo - Cleve Clin J Med, 2019 - cdn.mdedge.com
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a condition caused by repeated episodes of upper airway
collapse and obstruction during sleep associated with arousal from sleep with or without …

Prevalence and risk factors of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in a population of Delhi, India

SK Sharma, S Kumpawat, A Banga, A Goel - Chest, 2006 - Elsevier
Objective Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been recognized in the Western world as a
public health burden, but there has been no community-based study performed to assess …

Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome: Etiology and diagnosis

AG Sankri-Tarbichi - Avicenna Journal of Medicine, 2012 - thieme-connect.com
Sleep disordered breathing is a common chronic condition in the general population. This
review will highlight the prevalence of different types of sleep apnea in general and …

Epidemiology of OSA

E Lindberg - Sleep Apnoea, 2010 - swepub.kb.se
Approximately 3–7% of adult males and 2–5% of adult females in western countries and
Asia suffer from symptomatic obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) and are therefore …

Sleep apnea and its association with the stress system, inflammation, insulin resistance and visceral obesity

G Trakada, GP Chrousos, S Pejovic, AN Vgontzas - Sleep medicine clinics, 2007 - Elsevier
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a chronic condition characterized by repetitive collapse of
the upper airway during sleep leading to significant hypoxemia and recurrent arousals from …

Obstructive sleep apnea in adults: epidemiology, clinical presentation, and treatment options

A Lurie - Obstructive sleep apnea in adults, 2011 - karger.com
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by repetitive episodes of complete and
partial obstructions of the upper airway during sleep. The diagnosis of OSA requires the …