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…
Sleep Apnea: Implications for Diagnosis and Management
© 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…
Therapy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: For Whom and for Whom Not
© 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…
Training: An Indispensable Therapy
Depression/burnout (%) Cardio vascular diseases (%) Obesity (%) Diabetes (%) Overly high blood pressure (%) Overly high cholesterol (%) No complaints 56 57 42 72 42 53 Have had…
Therapy and Palatal Surgery
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…
