ArticleJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2016
Predicting Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Periodic Snoring Sound Recorded at Home.
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- The Concomitant Pattern of Association Between Subjective Global Sleep Quality and Daytime Dysfunction in Hypnotic-Treated Older Adults: The Yilan Study, Taiwan.Nature and science of sleep · 2022Article
- Orofacial Pain and Snoring/Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Individuals with Head and Neck Cancer: A Critical Review.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2022Review
- A Minimum Set of Physiological Parameters to Diagnose Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Using Non-Invasive Portable Monitors. A Systematic Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Towards Validating the Effectiveness of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Classification from Electronic Health Records Using Machine Learning.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Correlation between snoring sounds and obstructive sleep apnea in adults: a meta-regression analysis.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil)Review
- Snoring time versus snoring intensity: Which parameter correlates better with severity of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome?Lung India : official organ of Indian Chest SocietyArticle
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objectivesThe cost-effectiveness of diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) could be improved by using a preliminary screening method among subjects with no suspicion of other sleep disorders. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of periodic snoring sound recorded at home.
methodsWe included 211 subjects, aged 18-83 (130 men), who were referred to our laboratory for suspicion of OSA, and had a technically successful overnight polygraphy, measured with the Nox T3 Sleep Monitor (Nox Medical, Iceland) with a built-in microphone. We analyzed the percentage of periodic snoring during the home sleep apnea study.
resultsApnea-hypopnea index (AHI) ranged from 0.1 to 116 events/h and the percentage of periodic snoring from 1% to 97%. We found a strong positive correlation (r = 0.727, p < 0.001) between periodic snoring and AHI. The correlation was slightly stronger among female, younger, and obese subjects. The best threshold value of the periodic snoring for predicting an AHI > 15 events/h with as high sensitivity as possible was found to be 15%. There, sensitivity was 93.3%, specificity 35.1%, and negative predictive value 75.0%.
conclusionsAccording to our results, it is possible to set a periodic snoring threshold (15% or more) for the subject to advance to further sleep studies. Together with medical history and prior to more expensive studies, measuring periodic snoring at home is a simple and useful method for predicting the probability of OSA, in particular among women who are often unaware of their apnea-related snoring.
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