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The conventional acoustic reflection technique in which acoustic waves are launched through the mouth cannot be applied during sleep, nor can it be applied to the nasopharynx, which is the major site of occlusion in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. We propose a new technique of nasal acoustic reflection to measure pharyngeal cross-sectional areas including the nasopharynx. The acoustic waves are introduced simultaneously to both nostrils during spontaneous nasal breathing. A new algorithm takes into account the nasal septum with asymmetric nasal cavities on both sides and assumes prior knowledge of the cross-sectional area of the nasal cavities and the position of the nasal septum. This method was tested on an airway model with a septum and on healthy human subjects. The conventional technique gave inaccurate measurements for pharyngeal cross-sectional areas for an airway model with asymmetric branching, whereas the new technique measured them almost perfectly. The oro- and hypopharyngeal cross-sectional area measurements acquired by the new method were not different from those obtained by the conventional method in normal subjects. This new method can be used as a monitor of upper airway dimensions in nocturnal polysomnography.

A new nasal acoustic reflection technique to estimate pharyngeal cross-sectional area during sleep