Influence of Sleep Stage on the Determination of Positional Dependency in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

• Published in: Clinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 226 - 233
• Main Authors: Ryu, Somi, Kim, Seung Chan, Kim, Rock Bum, Lee, Byeong Min, Park, Sang-Wook, Jeon, Yung-Jin, Joo, Yeon-Hee, Cho, Hyun-Jin, Kim, Sang-Wook
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 01.08.2024; 대한이비인후과학회
• Subjects: diagnosis; obstructive sleep apnea; Original; polysomnography; sleep stages; supine position; 이비인후과학

Objectives. The supine sleep position and the rapid eye movement (REM) stage are widely recognized to exacerbate the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Position-dependent OSA is generally characterized by an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) that is at least twice as high in the supine position com...