© 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…
© 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_34 Position-Dependent Sleep Apnea: Implications for Diagnosis and Management Matt T. Bianchi1 (1) Neurology Department, Massachusetts General…
© 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_35 Positional Therapy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: For Whom and for Whom Not Natan Gadoth1 and…
Depression/burnout (%) Cardio vascular diseases (%) Obesity (%) Diabetes (%) Overly high blood pressure (%) Overly high cholesterol (%) No complaints 56 57 42 72 42 53 Have had…
Fig. 1 Flowchart using a theoretical model and an ideal form of positional therapy (PT) in OSA patients. OSA: obstructive sleep apnea, defined as an AHI ≥ 5.0. POSA: positional OSA, defined…
Pat G Etn Age (y, m) His BMI AHI AHI s % s AHI ns % ns Pos Abnpos C PLM 1 F med 3, 3 Blank 19.4 18.7 31.9…
20. Stepnowsky CJ, Palau JJ, Marler MR, Gifford AL. Pilot randomized trial of the effect of wireless telemonitoring on compliance and treatment efficacy in obstructive sleep apnea. J Med Internet…
Fig. 1 Supine prevention vest (RLV-Weste, Fa. Fanderl, Neumarkt, Germany) as worn by the patient Variations of the vest in size of the rigid foam sold by different manufacturers exist…
Fig. 1 Patents in positional therapy In 1900, L.E. Wilson, from Nebraska, filed a patent for a “Shoulder brace and antisnoring attachment” [26]. The device consisted of a metal “prodding…
For example, if we take a patient with an AHI of 38 (AHIoffCPAP). Using the compliance criteria cut-off discussed, our patient sleeps using CPAP 7 nights per week (NIGHTSonCPAP). The…
