Home Sleep Testing versus Traditional Polysomnography: Pros and Cons

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with long-term cardiovascular and respiratory comorbidities and increased burden on the health-care system. Early and accurate diagnosis is essential to reduce physical and financial implications of the disease. Polysomnography uses neurophysiologic channe...

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Published inOtolaryngologic clinics of North America Vol. 57; no. 3; pp. 363 - 369
Main Authors Go, Beatrice C, Thaler, Erica R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.2024
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Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Humans
Polysomnography - methods
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - diagnosis
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - physiopathology
Sleep study
Sleep apnea
Home sleep test
Polysomnography
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Summary:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with long-term cardiovascular and respiratory comorbidities and increased burden on the health-care system. Early and accurate diagnosis is essential to reduce physical and financial implications of the disease. Polysomnography uses neurophysiologic channels as well as basic respiratory and sleep parameters to best estimate the presence and/or severity of OSA. Although home sleep testing may have the potential for more variable results, it is a viable alternative to increase access to diagnosis of OSA and facilitate initiation of positive airway pressure.
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ISSN:1557-8259
DOI:10.1016/j.otc.2023.11.003