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Types of Sleep Disturbances in Women
Published in Zippi Dolev, Mordechai Zalesch, Judy Kupferman, Sleep and Women's Health, 2019
Zippi Dolev, Mordechai Zalesch, Judy Kupferman
Recent years have seen the introduction of the mandibular advancement splint, a plastic device worn in the mouth that is attached to the teeth during sleep. The device moves the lower jaw far from the base of the jaw and it also moves the base of the tongue. This expands the jaw opening and allows room for the passage of oxygen. The device offers a good and comfortable solution to OSA sufferers who have difficulty adjusting to the CPAP.
Tetraplegic obstructive sleep apnoea patients dilate the airway similarly to able-bodied obstructive sleep apnoea patients
Published in The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2022
Alice Hatt, Elizabeth Brown, David J. Berlowitz, Fergal O’Donoghue, Hailey Meaklim, Alan Connelly, Graeme Jackson, Kate Sutherland, Peter A. Cistulli, Bon San Bonne Lee, Lynne E. Bilston
All participants underwent either a standard in laboratory clinical polysomnogram as part of their normal clinical care in the treatment of OSA or spinal cord injury, or as part of a sleep physician reported home study. Electrocardiography, electroencephalography (EEG), electrooculography, submental electromyogram, nasal airflow, oximetry, position, abdominal and thoracic respiratory effort were recorded in the clinical studies. In-home PSG studies used an Embletta X50 (Medcare, Iceland) consisting of airflow, oximetry, single lead EEG and thoracic and abdominal respiratory effort bands, and were scored by the same sleep physician for consistency. All studies were scored according to AASM criteria.27 Able-bodied OSA participants were treatment-naïve, however four of the eight SCI-OSA participants were being treated for their OSA (CPAP, n = 3; mandibular advancement splint, n = 1).