Acoustic Pharyngometry Measurement of Minimal Cross-Sectional Airway Area Is a Significant Independent Predictor of Moderate-To-Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Clinical Physics and Physiological Measurements, 1993
Authors: I. Marshall, N.J. Maran, S. Martin, M.A. Jan, J.E. Rimmington, J.J.K. Best, G.B. Drummond, and J.J. Douglas
Conclusion: “The real-time display of airway areas is able to show the complex interdependencies of movement of the mouth, tongue, soft palate, naso-pharynx and glottis. These aspects have not been accessible to previous researchers, who did not process data in real time. Differences in upper airway caliber between subjects are important in the pathogenesis of the sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (Rodenstein et al 1990). Our study shows that our simplified acoustic reflection technique is a valid was of assessing upper airway caliber.”
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