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Showing 1 to 20 of 81 for “"obstructive 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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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
… the 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 …
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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
… this thesis, 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 …
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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
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Examining the Under-Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Through Rimal's Risk Perception Attitude Framework
… Participants in this study were visitors to Sleep Solutions’ website (www.apnea.com) who opted to fill out an OSA risk survey (n = 138). Although the intervention did not significantly increase intentions to visit a physician for participants in the test condition, there are other important …
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A Risk Stratification Model for Adult Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Development and Evaluation
Despite emerging evidence that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may cause cardio-metabolic disturbances independently of known risk factors, the strength and significance of this association remains unclear. This thesis is comprised of three studies assessing the long term-consequences of OSA, and …
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The effects of exercise are larger than physical activity on obstructive sleep apnea severity
Kæfisvefn er vaxandi samfélagslegt vandamál og hefur áhrif á lífsgæði einstaklinga sem þjást af sjúkdómnum. Almenn hreyfing og skipulögð hreyfing hafa verið viðurkenndar sem leiðir til að minnka áhrif og alvarleika kæfisvefns. Hins vegar, hafa fyrri rannsóknir notast við hugtökin almenn hreyfing og …
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Distance to specialist medical care and diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea in rural Saskatchewan
Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common sleep-disordered breathing condition. Rural populations in Canada may be particularly at risk due to high reported levels of obesity, physical inactivity and other related risk factors. Patients with OSA symptoms are often not diagnosed …
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