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…
© 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_35 Positional Therapy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: For Whom and for Whom Not Natan Gadoth1 and…
© 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…
Depression/burnout (%) Cardio vascular diseases (%) Obesity (%) Diabetes (%) Overly high blood pressure (%) Overly high cholesterol (%) No complaints 56 57 42 72 42 53 Have had…
