introduction adenotonsillar hypertrophy is a common disorder among children which, without proper treatment, may lead to considerable problems. although the consequences of this disorder have been studied in other articles, we decided to evaluate the changes in pulmonary function tests in these children after adenotonsillectomy, and the correlation between clinical and spirometric parameters.  ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate how differences in oxygen saturation between non-REM (NREM) and REM sleep in patients according to the severity of sleep apnea. METHODS We studied 396 male patients diagnosed with simple snoring or obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) on nocturnal polysomnography. Patients were divided into groups by the OSAS severity. We compared the average oxygen saturation betw...

BACKGROUND The objective direct and indirect costs of sleep-disordered breathing (snoring, sleep apnoea (SA) and obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS)) and the treatment are incompletely described. METHODS Using data from the Danish National Patient Registry (1998-2006), 12,045, 19,438 and 755 patients were identified with a diagnosis of snoring, SA and OHS, respectively. For every patient, ...

In a recent issue of CHEST (June 2002) Valipour and coworkers1 reported that symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is common in subjects with a breathing sleep disorder, but that there was no difference between those with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and subjects who snore. We agree with the authors that GER is common in subjects with a breathing sleep disorder. However, we do not agree wi...

In a recent issue of CHEST (June 2002) Valipour and coworkers1 reported that symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is common in subjects with a breathing sleep disorder, but that there was no difference between those with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and subjects who snore. We agree with the authors that GER is common in subjects with a breathing sleep disorder. However, we do not agree wi...

snoring can occur alone or it may be the presenting feature of obstructive sleep apnea and other common chronic conditions. in our study, we aimed to estimate the prevalence and correlates of snoring in adolescent students in tehran, iran. a cross-sectional study was designed and students were selected from 20 secondary and high schools, in 5 different zones in tehran in order to have a represe...

Introduction: Adenotonsillar hypertrophy (AH) is considered the most common cause of upper respiratory tract obstruction among children. It results in a spectrum of symptoms from mouth breathing, nasal obstruction, hyponasal speech, snoring, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to growth failure and cardiovascular morbidity. Adenotonsillectomy is a typical strategy for patients with AH, but may le...

Introduction: Based on the previous data, among the general population aged between 30 and 60 years, snoring is observed in 44% and 28% of males and females, respectively. Therefore, it is important to treat snoring to reduce the disruption of the bed partner's sleep and the patients’ own problems. This study aimed to present a minimally invasive procedure which is easy to perform with le...

OBJECTIVE To assess the frequency of obstructive sleep apnoea among women with and without hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. DESIGN Cohort study. SETTING Obstetric clinics at an academic medical centre. POPULATION Pregnant women with hypertensive disorders (chronic hypertension, gestational hypertension, or pre-eclampsia) and women who were normotensive. METHODS Women completed a que...