Sleep apnea
Sleep apnea is the popular term for obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS), which is abnormal breathing during sleep that causes recurrent arousals, sleep fragmentation, daytime sleepiness, and nocturnal hypoxemia. * Apnea may be central, in which there is cessation of inspiratory effort,...
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Published in | American family physician Vol. 81; no. 2; p. 195 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
American Academy of Family Physicians
15.01.2010
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Summary: | Sleep apnea is the popular term for obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS), which is abnormal breathing during sleep that causes recurrent arousals, sleep fragmentation, daytime sleepiness, and nocturnal hypoxemia. * Apnea may be central, in which there is cessation of inspiratory effort, or obstructive, in which inspiratory efforts continue but are ineffective because of upper airway obstruction. * OSAHS affects up to 4 percent of men and 2 percent of women in the United States, with obesity being a major determinant. Likely to be beneficial Nasal CPAP Oral appliances (more effective than no treatment, control appliance, or placebo, but less effective than nasal CPAP at improving symptoms including sleep-disordered breathing) Unknown effectiveness Measures aimed at improving compliance with nasal CPAP Weight loss CPAP = continuos positive airway pressure; OSAHS = obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome. Severe OSAHS is defined as severe sleep-disordered breathing (i.e., AHI greater than 30 episodes per hour) plus symptoms of excessive daytime sleepiness (e.g., Epworth Sleepiness Scale score of greater than 10; Multiple Sleep Latency Test result of less than five minutes). |
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ISSN: | 0002-838X 1532-0650 |