Soft palate sensory neuropathy in the pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnea

Laryngoscope

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 451-456

  Sunnergren, Ola ^a   Broström, Anders ^b,c   Svanborg, Eva ^b,d  

^a RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cold thermal testing; Level of evidence: 2b.; method of limits; Obstructive sleep apnea; quantitative sensory testing; snoring; soft palate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COLD SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SOFT PALATE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PALATE, SOFT; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; VIBRATION;

EID: 79251560312     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.21371     Document Type: Article

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