A total of 110 patients with obstructive sleep apnea hypoventilation syndrome were selected from January 2017 to December 2018, including 76 cases men and 34 females, aged 40-50 y according the hyponea index, classified into 3 groups moderate 5 index 20 was divided group (36 cases), 40 is B (45 cases) C (29 cases). In same period in health check-up center extract without hypopnea syndrome, arrh...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare the clinical, anthropometric, and polysomnographic characteristics of a broad group of patients with sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome according to sex. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study, conducted in 6 Spanish university hospitals, included consecutive patients attended from 2003 through 2005 with an apnea-hypopnea index greater than 5. Groups were for...

PURPOSE Coincidence of gastroesophageal reflux disease with obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome has been discussed in recent years. Treatment with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) reduces gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Moreover, treatment of gastroesophageal reflux with omeprazole can reduce the severity of obstructive ...

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome can experience residual daytime sleepiness despite regular use of nasal continuous positive airway pressure therapy. This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group study assessed the efficacy and safety of modafinil for the treatment of residual daytime sleepiness in such patients. Patients received modafinil (n = 77) (2...

UNLABELLED Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is a complex disease, which the etiology is multifactorial and incompletely understood. Surgery with genioglossus advancement is indicated in hypopharynx obstruction. AIM evaluate the efficacy and complications of genioplasty technique for genioglossus muscle advancement in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). METHODS p...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in the humoral and cellular immunity of children with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome and hypertrophy of tonsils before and after plasma-mediated temperature-controlled radiofrequency ablation treatment. Fifty-seven children suffering from obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome and with hypertrophy of tonsils were enrolled in...