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Nov 25, 20221 min read
Therapeutic CPAP level predicts upper airway collapsibility in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
The major finding of this study is that therapeutic CPAP requirement provides information about the collapsibility of upper airway. This...
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Nov 23, 20221 min read
Nocturnal REM sleep without atonia is a diagnostic biomarker of paediatric narcolepsy
Retrospective cohort study showed that nRWA index is a sensitive/specific diagnostic biomarker of paediatric narcolepsy, depending on the...
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Nov 21, 20221 min read
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on obstructive sleep apnea: recommendations for symptom management
Family practitioners can prescreen patients for OSA by using the SSC tool. If suspected, we can recommend a range of behavioral...
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Nov 18, 20221 min read
Nasal dilator strip is an effective placebo intervention for severe obstructive sleep apnea
Polysomnography was performed at baseline and first night with NDS and CPAP. ESS, FOSQ, BDI were completed at baseline and after...
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Nov 16, 20221 min read
Concomitant benzodiazepine and opioids decrease sleep apnoea risk in chronic pain patients
In patients with chronic pain taking opioids, administration of certain benzodiazepine sedatives induced a mild respiratory depression...
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Nov 14, 20221 min read
REM sleep behaviour disorder and cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease
This study shows that RSBD is a major risk factor for poorer cognitive performance and mild cognitive impairment in PD. It is associated...
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Nov 11, 20221 min read
Positive airway pressure therapy is challenging for patients with epilepsy
OSA is common in patients with epilepsy and treatment adherence is an issue. This study provides an understanding of PAP adherence in a...
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Nov 7, 20221 min read
Will consumer sleep technologies change the way we practice sleep medicine?
With access to CST every individual can assess how their behavior impacts sleep quality. When this data is shared with clinical...
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Nov 2, 20221 min read
Individual differences in light sensitivity affect sleep and circadian rhythms
Artificial light exposure is an everyday occurrence and it is pivotal to identify individual differences in long-term effects on sleep...
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Oct 28, 20221 min read
Determinants of sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnea
Prospective study with newly diagnosed OSA. Subjective and objective sleepiness (ESS ≥ 11; PVT mean lapse ≥ 2) were assessed. Factors...
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Oct 26, 20221 min read
Self-efficacy and short-term adherence to continuous positive airway pressure treatment in children
OSA is increasingly being diagnosed in children. This study indicate that employing strategies to improve self-efficacy when initiating...
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Oct 24, 20221 min read
New organisation for follow-up and assessment of treatment efficacy in sleep apnoea
Telemedicine applications can be useful to monitor and motivate patients with OSA treated with CPAP, using new mechanisms for supporting...
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Oct 21, 20221 min read
Simplifying the screening of OSA with a 2-item model, no-apnoea: A cross-sectional study
This tool allows identification of different severities, improved patient prioritization, resource allocation. There was no superiority...
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S-Med
Oct 19, 20221 min read
Displacement of the hyoid bone by muscle paralysis and LV increase: the effects of obesity and OSA
Muscle paralysis and LV influence the hyoid bone position, which plays a role in the pathophysiology of pharyngeal airway obstruction....
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Oct 17, 20221 min read
Sleep apnoea, insulin resistance and diabetes: the first step is in the fat
Recent physiological/epidemiological evidence that SDB, in particular intermittent hypoxia, may increase production of inflammatory...
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Sep 28, 20221 min read
Sleep in chronic respiratory disease: COPD and hypoventilation disorders
The diagnosis of OSA in COPD patients requires clinical awareness and screening. Sleep-related hypoventilation is common in NMD and...
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Sep 26, 20221 min read
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome
OHS is diagnosed during an episode of hypercapnic respiratory failure or when symptoms lead to pulmonary or sleep consultation. OHS is...
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Sep 23, 20221 min read
Screening for idiopathic REM sleep behaviour disorder: usefulness of actigraphy
Experts in sleep medicine are able to recognize activity patterns of iRBD with visual analysis of actigraphy and distinguish from other...
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Sep 21, 20221 min read
Predictors of obstructive sleep apnoea in patients admitted for acute coronary syndrome
Total of 978 patients were included in the study (298 AHI <15 events/h and 680 with AHI ⩾15 events/h). A set of variables associated with...
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Sep 15, 20221 min read
Management of CPAP treatment compliance using telemonitoring in OSA
Telemonitoring was shown to be more cost-effective than standard care for the management of OSA. In this specific study, there was no...
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