Snoring is a marker for sleep apnea. Additionally, snoring per se is a cause of excessive vascular morbidity and an excessive risk for accidents. These health risks of snoring could be lowered by using CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure). Despite ...
Assessment of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in Primary CareAbstract. Obstructive sleep apnea is highly prevalent in the general population, but still the majority of patients remain undiagnosed and untreated. In primary care the diagnosis of obstructive ...
Sleep-Disordered Breathing in ChildhoodAbstract. One out of ten healthy children is a habitual snorer, and one fourth of snoring children suffer from obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). While OSAS is widely recognized ...
Obstructive Sleep Apnea SyndromeAbstract. The obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a disorder of the control of breathing in which repetitive collapse of the upper airway during sleep leads to frequent apneas/hypopneas ...