Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology, head, and neck surgery
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Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi · Mar 2015
[Diagnosis and treatment of sleep disordered breathing: an update].
The sleep breathing disorders (SDB) include obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), central sleep apnea disorders, sleep related hypoventilation disorders, and sleep related hypoxemia disorder in international classification of sleep diseases 3rd edition (ICSD-3). Latest diagnosis criteria are introduced. Treatments, which target to Individual contributors, should be applied. ⋯ The methods of evaluation patients' arousal thresholds, loop gain as well as neuromyopathy in clinical setting are reported. Several new treatment strategies are developed and applied for OSA. Long term follow up and more data are needed for evaluation the outcomes of hypoglossal nerve stimulation, bariatric surgery as well as medicine as treatments for OSA.