Pharyngometric correlations with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Abstract

We showed that a photographic assessment of pharyngeal dimensions was significantly associated with OSAS. We also confirmed previous findings of associations between OSAS, BMI and cardiovascular morbidity.

No Evidence for Diagnostic Value of Mallampati Score in Patients Suspected of Having Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

“…After screening the full text of the 17 articles, only 8 articles met our inclusion criteria. 7,[10][11][12][13][14][15][16] The other articles were excluded based on domain [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] or determinant 8 (Figure 1).…”

The upper airway in sleep‐disordered breathing: A clinical prediction model

“…In recent years the clinical examination of the upper airway has been propagated as a recommended standard procedure in patients with suspected obstructive sleep disordered breathing (SDB) prior to nighttime polysomnography (PSG) 1. Several authors reported a high correlation between nocturnal obstructive SDB and anatomical alterations of the upper airway,2–7 whereas other authors did not confirm those correlations 3, 8–10. Recently published data about a standardized method of examination of the upper airway under awake conditions by flexible nasal endoscopy and simulated snoring (SS) revealed a correlation to obstructive SDB 10.…”

Pharyngeal morphology: A determinant of successful nasal surgery for sleep apnea

“…5,11 The narrowness of the fauces was recognized as a significant predictor of OSAS by Tsai et al, 6 which was supported by Thulesius et al 14 Why are both the soft palate position, assessed with the MMS, and the retroglossal space good predictors of the outcome of nasal surgery for OSAS, whereas neither tonsil size nor the narrowness of the fauces is a good predictor? Anatomically, tonsil size and the narrowness of the fauces prescribe the lateral, but not the longitudinal, diameter at the level of the oropharynx.…”