Controversy exists as to whether self-reported sleep quality declines with age, despite changes in sleep being accepted as part of normal aging. This study sought to investigate age-related differences in self-reported sleep quality, after controlling for conditions that are common with age, such as psychological symptoms and increased risk of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). The Pittsburgh Sl...

Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) includes a spectrum of sleep related conditions: from simple snoring, which affects 3-12% of normal paediatric population to OSA affecting 2% [1]. The most severe form, OSA, is due to recurrent partial (hypopnoea) or completes (apnoea) upper airway obstruction during sleep, resulting in disruption of normal ventilation and sleep pattern [2]. The peak prevalence ...

BACKGROUND The paradigm of tonsillectomy has shifted from a treatment of recurrent throat infection to one of multi-discipline management modalities of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). While tonsillectomy as a treatment for throat problems has been performed almost exclusively by otorhinolaryngologists, tonsillectomy as a part of the armamentarium for the multifactorial, multidisciplinary ther...

Ninety one patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) were screened for sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). Case fatality, rate of recurrence of cerebrovascular events, and functional outcome were analyzed during a 2-year follow-up. The patients were stratified into groups: without (AH < or =5) and with SDB (AHI >5). SDB was present in 61 (67.7%) patients with stroke or TIA. The rate...

STUDY OBJECTIVES To evaluate the frequency of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in patients presenting with acute cardiovascular events. DESIGN Repeat observational study. SETTING Coronary care unit of a university hospital. PATIENTS A total of 26 patients presenting with unstable angina, myocardial infarction, or left ventricular failure. MEASUREMENTS Level 3 portable sleep study perfor...

BACKGROUND Although some children undergo formal preoperative testing for obstructive sleep apnea, it is likely that many children present for surgery with undetected sleep-related disorders. Given that these children may be at increased risk during the perioperative period, this study was designed to compare postoperative behaviors between those with and without symptoms of sleep-disordered br...

Abstract Introduction The prevalence of Rapid Eye Movement (REM) related Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) ranges from 13.5% to 36.7% in patients suspicious have SDB.1 It is reported that with REM SDB often associated depression and are commonly on anti-depressants.2 Antidepressants suppress overall sleep duration. Significant disordered breathing known occur during sleep. These present excessiv...

BACKGROUND There are few reports about sleep disturbances in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Asian countries. OBJECTIVES To investigate the associations between sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) with hypoxemia and sleep quality, including sleep duration, in patients with COPD, we measured SDB and sleep quality including the objective sleep duration determined by a...

Pregnancy is associated with profound changes in sleep. Up to 75% of pregnant women experience some form of sleep disruption during pregnancy. The emerging data from recent years suggests that sleep disturbances may represent a novel contributor to adverse pregnancy outcomes and that sleep disorders during pregnancy may affect both maternal and fetal outcomes. In spite of the increased awarenes...

The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a correlation between CPAP usage and corneal thickness in patients with sleep disordered breathing. Full-night polysomnography (PSG) recordings were collected. Ten patients had undergone PSG recordings with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), and seven patients had undergone PSG recordings without CPAP. We measured corneal thic...