Pathogenetic role of increased nasal resistance in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-54

  Tagaya, Mitsuhiko ^a   Nakata, Seiichi ^a   Yasuma, Fumihiko ^c   Noda, Akiko ^b   Morinaga, Mami ^a   Yagi, Hidehito ^a   Sugiura, Makoto ^d   Teranishi, Masaaki ^a   Nakashima, Tsutomu ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

^d Kariya General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apnea index; Nasal obstruction; Nasal resistance; Obesity; Oxygen desaturation index; Rhinomanometry; Sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APNEA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNGOSCOPY; NOSE AIRWAY RESISTANCE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; OBESITY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATHOGENICITY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RATING SCALE; RHINOMANOMETRY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; OBESITY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINOMANOMETRY; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 75749090386     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2010.24.3382     Document Type: Article

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