Atherosclerosis ; Humans ; Polysomnography ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/complications*

Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Polycythemia ; etiology ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive ; complications

Atrial Fibrillation ; etiology ; Humans ; Recurrence ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive ; complications

Humans ; Laryngeal Diseases/surgery* ; Larynx ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/complications*

Obesity, with an increasing prevalence,has become one of the most common metabolic diseases. Obesity is associated with many respiratory diseases, especially sleep-related breathing disorders including obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, and overlap syndrome. This article reviews the association between obesity and these sleep-related breathing disorders.
Humans ; Obesity ; complications ; Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome ; etiology ; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive ; complications ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive ; etiology

Child ; Humans ; Hypertension, Pulmonary ; complications ; Male ; Pulmonary Heart Disease ; complications ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive ; complications

Child ; Female ; Humans ; Lipoma ; complications ; Pharyngeal Neoplasms ; complications ; Polysomnography ; methods ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive ; etiology

Adenoma, Pleomorphic ; complications ; Adult ; Humans ; Male ; Pharyngeal Neoplasms ; complications ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive ; etiology

Child ; Child, Preschool ; Epilepsy ; complications ; diagnosis ; surgery ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive ; complications ; diagnosis ; surgery

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of nasal obstruction on OSAHS. METHOD: One hundred and twenty cases of OSAHS with or without nasal obstruction were analyzed by Hypno PTT(PTT)and Mallampati score (MS); Acoustic rhinometry was measured in all 120 cases. RESULT: A significant correlation was found between the MS and the AHI measured during the sleep (r = 0.266, P < 0.01). The relative risk of OSAHS with a MS of III or IV in the whole group was 1.96, and 2.46 in cases with nasal obstruction. CONCLUSION A high MS represents a predisposing factor for OSAHS, especially in which associated with nasal obstruction.
Humans ; Nasal Obstruction ; complications ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Rhinometry, Acoustic ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive ; complications ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Tongue ; pathology