Fig. 1 Subject wearing the sleep position trainer Results Thirty-one patients were enrolled ((27 males); mean age 48.1 ± 11.0 years; mean body mass index 27.0 ± 3.7 kg m−2). The compliance rate was…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
