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Showing 1 to 20 of 116 for “"Sleep apnea"”.
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Sleep Apnea Equipment’s for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
<p>Obstructive Sleep Apnea is a common chronic disorder that is often been ignored and not considered in the society compared to other chronic disorders. The prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea is very much linked to the obesity. Sleep apnea is caused due to recurrent episodes of upper airway …
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Investigation of heart rate variability during sleep apnea
Sleep apnea is a disorder, where there are repetitive pauses in respiratory flow of at least 10 seconds or longer duration, and which occur more than five times per hour. Apnea has strong modulating effects on the autonomic nervous system, with prominent heart rate variation. It can be assumed that …
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
The general metadata -- e.g., title, author, abstract, subject headings, etc. -- is publicly available, but access to the submitted files is restricted to UT Southwestern campus access and/or authorized UT Southwestern users.
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Neuropsychological Sequelae of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Later Adulthood
… the neuropsychological relevance of poor sleep in a sample of community dwelling healthy older adults and a clinical sample of patients with untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) between 40 and 90 years of age. The cognitive performance of 67 patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) …
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Educational Intervention of Dental Hygiene Students
… knowledge of information relevant to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) screening in dental hygiene (DH) students. Methods: OSA knowledge was assessed with a 17 question, comprehension based pre-test and post-test. The convenience sample consisted of first year DH students enrolled in DNHY 341S …
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The interrelationship between central sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation
… Research has consistently shown that sleep apnea is strongly associated with atrial fibrillation, with several lines of evidence demonstrating that this relationship is bidirectional and that each condition predisposes to and/or exacerbates the other. Many studies have suggested …
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Chronic Hypoxia and Cardiovascular Dysfunction in Sleep Apnea Syndrome
… hypothesis that chronic hypoxia associated with sleep-disordered breathing relates to abnormal Nitric Oxide (NO) production and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression patterns that contribute to aberrancy of specific determinates of cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary function …
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A size and shape analysis in obstructive sleep apnea patients
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is related to an abnormal configuration of the upper airway. Since it presupposes a complex pathogenesis, studies on the disease usually require the analysis of many variables. This makes it difficult to obtain an adequate sample size. Further, the size of the upper …
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A Novel Device for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
… a novel device for the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is developed and tested. This device uses intra-oral suction to stabilize tongue and/or soft palate in a position that does not obstruct the airway, thus reduce apnea episodes. The treatment device consists of a patient-specific …
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A device for the treatment of adult Sleep Apnea Syndrome
… Laboratory for the treatment of adult Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS). An electronically-controlled positive-displacement pump has been employed in order to eliminate the pressure regulator and accompanying noise of present therapeutic devices. The positive-displacement pump is found to …
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Insuline resistance and insuline sensibility in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), also referred to as obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea (OSAH), is a sleep disorder that involves cessation or significant decrease in airflow in the presence of breathing effort. It is the most common type of sleep disordered breathing (SDB) and is characterized by …
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CAD Automation and Workflow Development for Novel Obstructive Sleep Apnea Prosthesis
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects millions of people every year, but standard treatments such as CPAP machines and mandibular advancement devices are invasive, uncomfortable, and troublesome to use. Patients will sometimes refuse these treatments altogether due to the associated negative impact …
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Understanding Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Menopausal Women: Evidence, Gaps, and Lived Experiences
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has long been viewed as a predominantly male condition; however, the risk of OSA increases significantly during menopause due to hormonal and physiological changes that influence airway stability, ventilatory control, and sleep quality. Despite this increased …
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening And Sleep Specialist Referral In Outpatient Psychiatric Populations
<p>Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects approximately 1 billion people globally and is highly prevalent in psychiatric patient populations. Comorbid OSA can worsen psychiatric symptoms and increase suicide risk. Despite calls for OSA screening in psychiatric patient populations, it is …
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The relationship between obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and insomnia: implications for treatment
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a sleep-disordered breathing condition that causes disrupted sleep. Although OSAS is most often associated with daytime hypersomnolence, a number of OSAS patients complain of insomnia, i.e., disorders of initiating or maintaining sleep. If the insomnia in …
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Design and Manufacturing of a Novel Intraoral Prosthesis for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common chronic condition which requires ongoing, often lifelong, management. It is a global problem which, left untreated, can result in lower quality of life and general health. Although a wide range of existing treatments exist, their rates of compliance among …
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Development of CPAP Dose Response for Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Secondary Analysis
Background First-line treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP). Although CPAP is efficacious, the definition of adequate use (effectiveness) is known to be arbitrary. We aimed to characterize a CPAP dose response for short term outcomes, …
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Special Pediatric Populations: Down Syndrome and Sickle Cell Disease
The general metadata -- e.g., title, author, abstract, subject headings, etc. -- is publicly available, but access to the submitted files is restricted to UT Southwestern campus access and/or authorized UT Southwestern users.
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