Clinical Characteristics, Comorbidities, and Response to Treatment of Veterans With Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2005-2007

Objectives. To investigate the changes in gustatory function as a complication after radiofrequency tongue base reduction (RTBR) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Study Design. Before-and-after study. Setting. Academic tertiary medical center. Subjects and Methods. Thirty-four patients with suspected velopharyngeal collapse only underwent uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP group). Twenty-five patients with velopharyngeal and retrolingual collapse underwent concurrent UPPP with RTBR (RTBR group). All patients were evaluated before surgery and at 1 and 4 weeks after surgical treatment. A questionnaire was given to assess symptoms of hypogeusia, dysgeusia, hyposmia, and sensation of the tongue. Electrogustometry (EGM) in 4 areas was used to determine gustatory function. Results. Postoperative values for subjective symptoms did not significantly change following surgical treatment in either group. EGM thresholds of all tested in both groups did not significantly change 1 week and 4 weeks after surgery. Conclusions. Gustatory function remained unchanged after RTBR in patients with OSA. The authors suggest that RTBR is a safe procedure in terms of taste sensation in OSA patients.

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The relationship between the clinical characteristics and lung function in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Sleep Medicine ◽

10.1016/j.sleep.2017.11.474 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 40 ◽

pp. e161

Author(s):

S.-H. Kim ◽

M.K. Lee ◽

S.J. Lee ◽

W.-Y. Lee ◽

S.J. Yong

Keyword(s):

Obstructive Sleep Apnea ◽

Sleep Apnea ◽

Lung Function ◽

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome ◽

Clinical Characteristics ◽

Sleep Apnea Syndrome ◽

Obstructive Sleep ◽

Apnea Syndrome ◽

The Relationship

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Clinical Characteristics of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society ◽

10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00924.x ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 54 (11) ◽

pp. 1740-1744 ◽

Cited By ~ 43

Author(s):

Yohannes Endeshaw

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Obstructive Sleep Apnea ◽

Sleep Apnea ◽

Clinical Characteristics ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Obstructive Sleep ◽

Community Dwelling Older Adults

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Prevalence, clinical characteristics, and predictors of obesity hypoventilation syndrome in a large sample of Saudi patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Saudi Medical Journal ◽

10.15537/smj.2015.2.9991 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 36 (2) ◽

pp. 181-189 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

Ahmed BaHammam

Keyword(s):

Obstructive Sleep Apnea ◽

Sleep Apnea ◽

Clinical Characteristics ◽

Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome ◽

Large Sample ◽

Obstructive Sleep ◽

Hypoventilation Syndrome ◽

Obesity Hypoventilation ◽

Saudi Patients

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Attention and Attention-Related Behavior Problems Among Filipino Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Seen At the Comprehensive Sleep Disorder Center of the St. Luke's Medical Center, Philippines

CHEST Journal ◽

10.1378/chest.126.4_meetingabstracts.786s-b ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 126 (4) ◽

pp. 786S

Author(s):

Consuelo A. Lu

Keyword(s):

Obstructive Sleep Apnea ◽

Sleep Apnea ◽

Behavior Problems ◽

Sleep Disorder ◽

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome ◽

Medical Center ◽

Sleep Apnea Syndrome ◽

Obstructive Sleep ◽

Filipino Children ◽

Apnea Syndrome

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Its Therapy: Clinical and Polysomnographic Manifestations

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.71.5.737 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 71 (5) ◽

pp. 737-742 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Yitzchak Frank ◽

Richard E. Kravath ◽

Charles P. Pollak ◽

Elliot D. Weitzman

Keyword(s):

Obstructive Sleep Apnea ◽

Sleep Apnea ◽

Airway Obstruction ◽

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome ◽

Medical Center ◽

Sleep Apnea Syndrome ◽

Sleep Stages ◽

Sleep Wake Disorders ◽

Obstructive Sleep ◽

Apnea Syndrome

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome was studied in 32 children, aged 2 to 14 years, in the sleep-wake disorders center at Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center during the years 1977 to 1980. All children under-went all-night polysomnograms; 17 of these children had surgery to relieve airway obstruction and seven had a repeat polysomnographic study 4 to 6 weeks following the surgery. There was a significant improvement in the number of obstructive apneas and in other apnea indices following surgery. There was no significant effect on the durations and the proportions of the various sleep stages, on sleep efficiency, or on the number of awakenings.

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