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Filter by:the study aims to evaluate the accuracy correlation between subjective perception of the air flow through airways from patients and survey and/or polysomnography they spent, using a brief clinical protocol they answered with a manual therapist
Respiratory physiology involves a complex interplay of elements including control of breathing, respiratory drive, pulmonary mechanics, distribution of ventilation and gas exchange. Body position may also play an important role in respiratory mechanics. While effective methods exist for measuring these variables, they are typically measured in isolation rather than in combination. In pulmonary disease, decreasing mechanical stress and strain and optimizing transpulmonary pressure or the distending pressure across the lung, minimizing overdistention and collapse are central to clinical management. Obesity has a significant impact on pulmonary mechanics and is a risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, our understanding of these elements is limited even in the general population. The investigators plan to use various validated methods to assess control of breathing, respiratory drive, distribution of ventilation and gas exchange to obtain a better understanding of underlying physiologic signatures in patients with and without obesity and the role of posture/position, with a secondary analysis comparing participants with and without obstructive sleep apnea.
Somnoguard, a titratable-thermoplastic oral appliances for the treatment of OSA, has been reported its safety and efficacy in Caucasians at least in the short-term. However, there has been no reports in Thai patients. The objectives of this study is to investigate its efficacy and safety in Thai patients with OSA.