Simple snoring: not quite so simple after all?

V Deary, JG Ellis, JA Wilson, C Coulter… - Sleep medicine reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Simple snoring (SS), in the absence of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), is a common
problem, yet our understanding of its causes and consequences is incomplete. Our …

[HTML][HTML] Difference in spectral power density of sleep EEG between patients with simple snoring and those with obstructive sleep apnoea

JM Kang, ST Kim, S Mariani, SE Cho, JW Winkelman… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Patients with simple snoring (SS) often complain of poor sleep quality despite a normal
apnoea-hypopnoea index (AHI). We aimed to identify the difference in power spectral …

Preanesthesia evaluation for ambulatory surgery: do we make a difference?

J Hofer, E Chung, BJ Sweitzer - Current Opinion in …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Current literature supports a preanesthesia visit that focuses on individual patient
evaluations and patient-directed effective interventions. This is in contrast to the previous …

Clinical prediction model for obstructive sleep apnea among adult patients with habitual snoring

HC Lin, CC Lai, PW Lin, M Friedman… - … –Head and Neck …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To identify standard clinical parameters that may predict the presence and severity
of obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSA). Design Case series with chart …

Cephalometrics of pharyngeal airway space in Lebanese adults

A Daraze, M Delatte, G Liistro… - International journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose. The upper airway space is significant in orthodontic diagnosis and treatment
planning. The objectives of this study are to assess the dimensions of soft tissue elements of …

[PDF][PDF] Use of the Berlin Questionnaire to screen at-risk patients for obstructive sleep apnea

O Karakoc, T Akcam, H Genc, S Yetkin, B Piskin… - B-ent, 2014 - b-ent.be
1 Gulhane Military Medical School, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery,
Ankara, Turkey; 2Van Military Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck …

High tongue position is a risk factor for upper airway concentric collapse in obstructive sleep apnea: observation through sleep endoscopy

C Zhao, A Viana, Y Ma, R Capasso - Nature and Science of Sleep, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Identification of upper airway (UA) obstruction based on pharyngeal factors is
important for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) evaluation. This study is to assess the …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of varying mandibular protrusion and degrees of vertical opening on upper airway dimensions in apneic dentate subjects

B Piskin, O Karakoc, H Genc, S Akay, C Sipahi… - J Orofac …, 2015 - academia.edu
Zusammenfassung Einleitung. Trotz zahlreicher Untersuchungen zu dimensionalen und
therapeutischen Effekten von Protrusionsschienen gibt es bislang kaum Vergleichsdaten …

Association between pterygoid hamulus length and apnea hypopnea index in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a combined three-dimensional cone beam …

U Oz, K Orhan, S Aksoy, F Ciftci, T Özdoğanoğlu… - Oral Surgery, Oral …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among the pterygoid
hamulus (PH), the maxillo-mandibular complex to the pharynx, the upper airway, and the …

Is septoplasty effective on habitual snoring in patients with nasal obstruction?

CK Ertugay, SZ Toros, CT Karaca, S Kulekci… - European Archives of …, 2015 - Springer
We aimed to find out whether snoring relieve with nasal surgery in patients with nasal
obstruction. Sixty-four patients who underwent septoplasty under general anesthesia with …