Variability of human upper airway collapsibility during sleep and the influence of body posture and sleep stage

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 533-537

  Ong, Jeremy S L ^a   Touyz, Gabby ^a   Tanner, Sue ^b   Hillman, David R ^b   Eastwood, Peter R ^a,b   Walsh, Jennifer H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body posture; Collapsibility; Pharyngeal critical collapsing pressure; Repeatability; Sleep stage; Variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEAK NASAL INSPIRATORY FLOW; PHARYNGEAL CRITICAL COLLAPSING PRESSURE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP STAGE; SUPINE POSITION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNX; POSTURE; PRESSURE; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP STAGES; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 81255141764     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: 13652869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011.00925.x     Document Type: Article

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