Oropharyngeal examination as a predictor of obstructive sleep apnea: pilot study of gag reflex and palatal reflex

Oropharyngeal examination as a predictor of obstructive sleep apnea: pilot study of gag reflex and palatal reflex.

UNLABELLED Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has high prevalence and may cause serious comorbidities. The aim of this trial was to show if simple noninvasive methods such as gag reflex and palatal reflex are prospective multivariate assessments of predictor variables for OSA. METHOD We evaluate gag reflex and palatal reflex, of fifty-five adult patients, and their subsequent overnight polysomnogr...

Reflex tachycardia with airway opening in obstructive sleep apnea.

Effect of Diospyros kaki L. fruit extract on gag reflex

Background & Aim: A gag reflex (GR) can be a problem to compliance and delivery of dental treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of Diospyros kaki L. fruit extract in controlling gag reflex during dental treatment. Experimental: Our study was a randomized double blind controlled trial with convenient sampling on 84 patients that is candidate for ra...

Effect of Diospyros kaki L. fruit extract on gag reflex

Background & Aim: A gag reflex (GR) can be a problem to compliance and delivery of dental treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of Diospyros kaki L. fruit extract in controlling gag reflex during dental treatment. Experimental: Our study was a randomized double blind controlled trial with convenient sampling on 84 patients that is candidate for ra...

بررسی تاثیر طب فشاری بر رفلکس تهوع (Gag Reflex)

سابقه و هدف : رفلکس تهوع با شروع بعضی معاینات تشخیصی ویا درمانی مطرح است.با توجه به گزارشاتی از طب سنتی مبنی بر تأثیر طب فشاری و طب سوزنی بر میزان رفلکس تهوع و گزارش دو مورد از موفقیت طب سنتی بر میزان رفلکس تهوع و عدم گزارشی از تجربه آن در کشور،در این تحقیق تأثیر طب فشاری بر روی افرادی که هنگام معاینه بالینی با استفاده از آبسلانگ دارای حالت تهوع بودند در سال 1392 انجام گرفت. مواد و روش:تحقیق به...