Objective. Selective stimulation of the hypoglossal nerve is a new surgical therapy for obstructive sleep apnea, with proven efficacy in well-designed clinical trials. The aim of the study is to obtain additional safety and efficacy data on the use of selective upper airway stimulation during daily clinical routine. Study Design. Prospective single-arm study. Setting. Three tertiary hospitals i...

Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common among adults worldwide and associated with an increased risk of both cardiac, metabolic, mental disease traffic accidents. However, evidence the different types upper airway surgery to relieve OSA symptoms sparse. Whether Drug induced sedation endoscopy (DISE) can improve outcome various surgical techniques in airways (UA) uncertain. The obj...

For obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment, the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) is a key measure of treatment efficacy. However, residual AHI CPAP brand specific. Here, we studied changes in who used two different brands over their history. Using our telemonitoring database 3102 patients, compared 69 before and after change device. A paired Wil...

BACKGROUND Obstructive sleep apnea is a clinical disorder characterized by loud snoring, apneic episodes, and chronic sleep disruption. Collegiate football players exhibit several risk factors for OSA, including large neck circumference and high body mass index, although the prevalence of OSA in this cohort is unknown. METHODS The STOP-BANG questionnaire was administered at random to members ...

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. MD. Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Department & Research Center of Otolaryngology , Head and Neck Surgery, Hazrat Rasoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences. [email protected] 2. (Corresponding author) MD. General Physician, Department & Research Center of Otolar...

background: considering the effectiveness of craniofacial photographic analysis for diagnosis and management of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (osahs) as well as ethnic differences in indexes measured by this method, this study designed to compare the surface facial dimensions, including nose width, intercanthal width and mandibular width of iranian patients with mild, moderate and s...

BACKGROUND Minute ventilation sensors of cardiac pacemakers measure ventilation by means of transthoracic impedance changes between the pacemaker case and the electrode tip. We investigated whether this technique might detect sleep-related breathing disorders. METHODS AND RESULTS In 22 patients, analog waveforms of the transthoracic impedance signal measured by the pacemaker minute ventilatio...

Sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) is characterized by recurrent episodes of upper airway collapse, which may be complete (apnea) or partial (hypopnea). The direct consequences of upper airway collapse are falls in oxygen saturation levels and arousals, which are, in turn, responsible for excessive daytime sleepiness and neurological and psychiatric disorders.1,2 The prevalence of SAHS has be...

BACKGROUND Because of the high prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and its adverse impact on perioperative outcome, a practical screening tool for surgical patients is required. This study was conducted to validate the Berlin questionnaire and the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) checklist in surgical patients and to compare them with the STOP questionnaire. METHODS After h...