New and Unconventional Treatments for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 702-709

  de Dios, Jose Angelo A ^a,c   Brass, Steven D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

APAP; bariatric surgery; continuous positive airway pressure; CPAP; electrical stimulation; nasal dilators; nasal valves; neuromuscular stimulation; obstructive sleep apnea; positional therapy; snoring; weight reduction

Indexed keywords

ARMODAFINIL; FLUOXETINE; MIRTAZAPINE; OXYGEN; PAROXETINE; PHENTERMINE PLUS TOPIRAMATE; PLACEBO; PROTRIPTYLINE;

ANXIETY; APNEA; AUTO TITRATING POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; AUTOMATION; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOXIA; LETHARGY; MANIA; MEDICAL DEVICE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MUSIC; NASAL EXPIRATORY RESISTOR DEVICE; NASAL VALVE DILATOR; NAUSEA; NONREM SLEEP; OBESITY; OROPHARYNX; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); POSITIONAL SLEEPER; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REM SLEEP; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TITRIMETRY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; WEIGHT GAIN;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84868013039     PISSN: 19337213     EISSN: 18787479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13311-012-0146-5     Document Type: Review

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