IMPACT OF UPPER AIRWAY SENSORY DYSFUNCTION ON RESPIRATORY EVENTS DURING SLEEP IN PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA

Gunbey E., Acar B., Tuncay K. S., Guven S. F., Karasen R. M.

ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, vol.31, no.1, pp.85-89, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Journal Name: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.85-89
  • Keywords: Obstructive sleep apnea, oropharyngeal anesthesia, sensory function, polysomnography, TOPICAL OROPHARYNGEAL ANESTHESIA, NEUROPATHY, SNORERS, RESISTANCE, SENSATION, MUSCLE
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To assess the influence of upper airway sensory dysfunction on the respiratory events during sleep in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS).