of Upper Airway Surgery on Positional Change During Sleep
1. Supine position 2. Lateral position (left) 3. Prone position 4. Lateral position (right) 5. Upright position: 30 or 45° above the horizontal plane Table 2 Nine types of sleep…
Effect of Body Position on Sleep Apnea in Children
Fig. 1 Influences of dynamic and static forces on the airway (cylinder). (a) and (b) show, respectively, the focally obstructed airway in adenotonsillar vs. an airway that is attenuated along…
Therapy: Left Lateral Decubitus Position Versus Right Lateral Decubitus Position
Fig. 1 Age distribution of 327 patients Fig. 2 Distribution of OSA severity: 45 (13.8 %) cases were mild OSA, 70 (21.4 %) cases were moderate OSA, and 212 (64.8…
of Positional Therapy to CPAP in Patients with Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Fig. 1 Thoracic anti-supine band (TASB) (from [37], with permission) Fig. 2 Zzoma Positional Device (from [38], with permission) Comparison of Positional Therapy to CPAP Therapy As of this point…
Therapy and Tongue Base Surgery
Variable Mean ± SD Age (year) 49.9 ± 9.7 BMI (kg/m2) 27.3 ± 2.8 AHI (/h) 36.7 ± 14.4 AHI supine (/h) 51.2 ± 24.8 % AHI supine 37.4 ± 24.7 Ratio male to female 9:1 No significant differences in…
and Effect of Supine-Dependent Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Oral Appliance Therapy
Fig. 1 Two types of oral appliances used for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Left panel: prefabricated “boil-and-bite” oral appliance after direct fitting in the patient. Right panel: custom-made…
POSA After Maxillomandibular Advancement in Patients with Severe OSA
Patient no. AHI AHI supine AHI non-supine % supine position Desaturation index Baseline After MMA Baseline After MMA Baseline After MMA Baseline After MMA Baseline After MMA 1 46,6 4,9…
in Site of Obstruction in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients According to Sleep Position
PSG parameters n = 85 M:F 61:24 Age 47.8 ± 6.7 BMI 26.9 ± 2.7 AHI 33.3 ± 16.0 Supine AHI 44.3 ± 22.4 Lateral AHI 21.3 ± 22.4 O2 saturation min 80.2 ± 13.8 O2 saturation < 90 % 7.5 ± 13.1 BMI body mass index, AHI…
of Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients Undergoing Polysomnography and the Effect of Sleep Stage
Definition Author Total sample size Number of pos SA Number of non-pos SA Prevalence of pos SA (%) Lenient definition Richard [8] 120 67 53 55.8 Sunwoo [9] 91 65…
and Future Perspectives
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Nico de Vries, Madeline Ravesloot and J. Peter van Maanen (eds.)Positional Therapy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea10.1007/978-3-319-09626-1_36 Summary and Future Perspectives Nico de Vries1, 2 , Madeline Ravesloot3 and J. Peter van Maanen4 (1) Department of Otolaryngology, Sint…
