Nasal dilator strip therapy for chronic sleep maintenance insomnia: A case series

Sleep and Breathing

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 133-140

  Krakow, Barry ^a,b,c   Melendrez, Dominic ^a   Sisley, Brandy ^a   Warner, Teddy D ^b,c   Krakow, Jessica ^a  

^a Sleep and Human Health Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Insomnia; Nasal dilator strips; Sleep disordered breathing

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP DISORDER;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DILATATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; NASAL CAVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINOMETRY, ACOUSTIC; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 6344223662     PISSN: 15209512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-834483     Document Type: Article

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