Individuals with excess weight more than 120% of the predicted weight or body mass index more than 25 kg/[m.sup.2] should be evaluated for having obstructive sleep
apnoea. Individuals with neck circumference more than 40 cm, narrow nasal or pharyngeal airway, enlarged adenoids and tonsils, deviated nasal septum, macroglossia and micrognathia are susceptible to obstructive sleep
apnoea.
For more information contact the British Thoracic Society by visiting www.britthoracic.org.uk or the Sleep
Apnoea Trust Association at www.sleep-apnoea-trust.org
"Patients with sleep
apnoea can be reluctant to go on holiday because of this, often a patient is sent by a GP because their partner has said 'I cannot bear this' or I'm leaving'."
Cephalometric analysis in patients with obstructive sleep
apnoea syndrome.
Determinants affecting health-care utilization in obstructive sleep
apnoea syndrome patients.
Onset of
apnoea Days Frequency Percentage of
APNOEA Day 1 20 19.38 Day 2-7 74 77.55 (p value <0.001) Day>7 02 2.04 Table 2.
Pulmonary hypertension in obstructive sleep
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Surgical correction of nasal obstruction in the treatment of mild sleep
apnoea: Importance of cephalometry in predicting outcome.
Health effects of obstructive sleep
apnoea and the effectiveness of continuous positive airways pressure: A systematic review of the research evidence.
Use of tonsil size in the evaluation of obstructive sleep
apnoea. Arch Dis Child 2002; 87:156-159.
Prevalence of hypothyroidism in sleep
apnoea syndrome.
According to the British Thoracic Society (BTS), the watchdog will recommend continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) as a treatment option for adults with moderate or severe sleep
apnoea.