Palatal Sensory Threshold Reflects Nocturnal Hypoxemia and Airway Occlusion in Snorers and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients | Zendy

SangWook Kim | Zendy; Hyun Woo Park | Zendy; Sung Jun Won | Zendy; SeaYuong Jeon | Zendy; Hong Jin | Zendy; So-Jin Lee | Zendy; DongYeop Chang | Zendy; Dae Woo Kim | Zendy

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Palatal Sensory Threshold Reflects Nocturnal Hypoxemia and Airway Occlusion in Snorers and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients

Author(s) -

SangWook Kim,

Hyun Woo Park,

Sung Jun Won,

SeaYuong Jeon,

Hong Jin,

So-Jin Lee,

DongYeop Chang,

Dae Woo Kim

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of clinical sleep medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 1550-9397

pISSN - 1550-9389

DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.3164

Subject(s) - medicine , hypoxemia , obstructive sleep apnea , polysomnography , anesthesia , apnea , airway , sleep apnea , cardiology

Upper airway sensory deficit has been reported to be associated with snoring or obstructive sleep apnea. There are limited data on the correlation between disease severity and upper airway sensation. In this study, we investigated the relationship between clinical parameters and standardized palatal sensory threshold (SPST) using Semmes Weinstein monofilaments.

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