Positional therapy for obstructive sleep apnea patients: A 6-month follow-up study

Laryngoscope

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1995-2000

  Oksenberg, Arie ^a   Silverberg, Donald ^b   Offenbach, Dalia ^a   Arons, Elena ^a  

^a LOEWENSTEIN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

OSA; Positional therapy; Snoring; Supine posture; Supine sleep; Tennis ball technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SUPINE POSITION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATTENTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURE; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750722509     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlg.0000237674.66716.a7     Document Type: Article

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