Head rotation improves airway obstruction, especially in patients with less severe obstructive sleep apnea without oropharyngeal collapse.

Head rotation improves airway obstruction, especially in patients with less severe obstructive sleep apnea without oropharyngeal collapse.

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<h4>Purpose</h4>Head rotation is thought to have an effect on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity. However, keeping the head rotated fully during sleep is difficult to maintain, and the effect of head rotation is not the same in all OSA patients. Thus, this study aimed to identify whe...

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Main Authors: Shi Nee Tan, Jong-Min Kim, Jisun Kim, Chung Man Sung, Hong Chan Kim, Jongho Lee, Sang Chul Lim, David P White, Hyung Chae Yang, D Andrew Wellman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268455

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268455

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