Diagnosis and treatment of sleep disordered breathing: an update.
- Author:
Jingying YE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Humans;
Sleep Apnea Syndromes;
diagnosis;
therapy;
Sleep Apnea, Central;
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
- From:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2015;29(6):483-485
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The sleep breathing disorders (SDB) include obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), central sleep apnea disorders, sleep related hypoventilation disorders, and sleep related hypoxemia disorder in international classification of sleep diseases 3rd edition (ICSD-3). Latest diagnosis criteria are introduced. Treatments, which target to Individual contributors, should be applied. Thus identification of the phenotype in patients with OSA is important. The methods of evaluation patients' arousal thresholds, loop gain as well as neuromyopathy in clinical setting are reported. Several new treatment strategies are developed and applied for OSA. Long term follow up and more data are needed for evaluation the outcomes of hypoglossal nerve stimulation, bariatric surgery as well as medicine as treatments for OSA.
