SynthesisJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2015
Acoustic Analysis of Snoring in the Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: A Call for More Rigorous Studies.
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- Snoring increases the development of coronary artery disease: a systematic review with meta-analysis of observational studies.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2021Pooled it
- Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea (2024).World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery · 2026Article
- Multicenter Validation of an AI-Based Snoring Model vs. Wearables for Diagnosing Sleep Apnea.Nature and science of sleep · 2026Article
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- Alternatives to Polysomnography for the Diagnosis of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Snoring Index and Neck Circumference as Predictors of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- NaCl Ionization-Based Moisture Sensor Prepared by Aerosol Deposition for Monitoring Respiratory Patterns.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Evaluating Prediction Models of Sleep Apnea From Smartphone-Recorded Sleep Breathing Sounds.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2022Article
- Perceptual snoring as a basis for a psychoacoustical modeling and clinical patient profiling.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2022Article
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Detection Based on Sleep Sounds via Deep Learning.Nature and science of sleep · 2022Article
- ResNet for recognition of Qi-deficiency constitution and balanced constitution based on voice.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Self-reported snoring is associated with chronic kidney disease in obese but not in normal-weight Chinese adults.Renal failure · 2021Article
- Screening Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children with Snoring.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Automatic Detection of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Events Using a Deep CNN-LSTM Model.Computational intelligence and neuroscience · 2021Article
- Self-reported snoring is associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Characterization of a tooth microphone coupled to an oral appliance device: A new system for monitoring OSA patients.Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference · 2017Article
- Support vector machines for automated snoring detection: proof-of-concept.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2017Article
- Snoring in the Morning Light.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2016Article
- Predicting Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Periodic Snoring Sound Recorded at Home.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2016Article
- Continuous and Loud Snoring Only in the Supine Posture.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundSnoring is a common symptom of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) and has recently been considered for diagnosis of OSA.
objectivesThe goal of the current study was to systematically determine the accuracy of acoustic analysis of snoring in the diagnosis of OSA using a meta-analysis.
methodsPubMed, Cochrane Library database, and EMBASE were searched up to July 15, 2014. A systematic review and meta-analysis of sensitivity, specificity, and other measures of accuracy of acoustic analysis of snoring in the diagnosis of OSA were conducted. The median of apneahypopnea index threshold was 10 events/h, range: 5-15 or 10-15 if aforementioned suggestion is adopted.
resultsA total of seven studies with 273 patients were included in the meta-analysis. The pooled estimates were as follows: sensitivity, 88% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 82-93%); specificity, 81% (95% CI: 72-88%); positive likelihood ratio (PLR), 4.44 (95% CI: 2.39-8.27); negative likelihood ratio (NLR), 0.15 (95% CI: 0.10-0.24); and diagnostic odds ratio (DOR), 32.18 (95% CI: 13.96-74.81). χ(2) values of sensitivity, specificity, PLR, NLR, and DOR were 2.37, 10.39, 12.57, 3.79, and 6.91 respectively (All p > 0.05). The area under the summary receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.93. Sensitivity analysis demonstrated that the pooled estimates were stable and reliable. The results of publication bias were not significant (p = 0.30).
conclusionsAcoustic analysis of snoring is a relatively accurate but not a strong method for diagnosing OSA. There is an urgent need for rigorous studies involving large samples and single snore event tests with an efficacy criterion that reflects the particular features of snoring acoustics for OSA diagnosis.
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