Nasal obstruction and obstructive sleep apnea: a review.
Several groups of investigators have assessed the impact of nasal obstruction on the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. These studies evaluated patients with either naturally occurring partial nasal obstruction (e.g., allergic rhinitis, septal deviation) or experimentally induced nasal occlusion. The results of these studies are summarized and discussed in this article.
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Stanford Sleep Disorders Clinic and Research Center, California 94305-5547, USA.
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D006801:Humans; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology*