Nasal obstruction and sleep-disordered breathing: the effect of supine body position on nasal measurements in snorers.
Acta Otolaryngol
; 123(5): 648-54, 2003 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-12875589
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Nasal obstruction is considered to be a potential etiological factor in sleep-disordered breathing. However, a significant correlation between nasal measurements and obstructive sleep apnea has not been demonstrated so far. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between nasal resistance, nasal volumes and selected sleep parameters using nasal measurements performed in both seated and supine positions. We also investigated whether snoring patients in our clinical sample showed increased positional or decongestive nasal mucosal changes. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
Forty-one snoring men on a waiting list for correction of nasal obstruction underwent polysomnography, anterior rhinomanometry and acoustic rhinometry. Nineteen non-snoring control subjects were also recruited. Nasal measurements were performed in a seated position, after lying down in a supine position and, after decongestion of nasal mucosa, in a seated position again.RESULTS:
In the overall patient group, nasal volume at a distance 2-4 cm from the nares in the supine position correlated inversely with apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) (r = -0.32, p < 0.05) and oxygen desaturation index (ODI) (r = -0.49, p < 0.05). In the non-obese patients, total nasal resistance measured in a supine position correlated with AHI (r = 0.50, p < 0.05) and ODI (r = 0.58, p < 0.05) and supine nasal volumes were also inversely correlated with ODI. No significant correlations were found between baseline nasal measurements performed in a seated position and sleep parameters. Postural or decongestive changes in nasal measurements were not increased in snoring patients compared with control subjects.CONCLUSION:
The relationship found between nasal measurements and sleep parameters suggests that nasal obstruction does augment airway collapse.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ronco
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Obstrução Nasal
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Decúbito Dorsal
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Apneia Obstrutiva do Sono
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article