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Author(s): Naricha Chirakalwasan, Busarakum Teerapraipruk, Lalitha Pereirasamy
The Importance of Habitual Sleep Position in Obstructive Sleep Apnea among Asians
Introduction: Our prior investigation found positional sleep apnea accounting for approximately 70% of Asian obstructive sleep apnea patients. We hypothesized that the habitual side sleeping may indicate an obstructive sleep apnea deterring mechanism. Method: We retrospectively reviewed 542 polysomnographic studies from our sleep laboratory. We includ... view moreĀ»