The role of the nose in obstructive sleep apnea: a short review.
A variety of causes may result in nasal obstruction including allergic and non-allergic rhinitis, anatomic abnormalities, and postoperative nasal packing. There is both an epidemiological and clinical relationship between nasal obstruction and sleep disordered breathing. Subsequently, improving nasal patency via surgical or non-surgical means is expected to relieve sleep disordered breathing. The present review will discuss and review some of the literature related to the pathophysiological interaction of the human nose and sleep disordered breathing and provide a summary of the effects of related intervention trials.
Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Ludwig-Boltzmann-Institute for COPD and Respiratory Epidemiology, Otto-Wagner-Hospital, Vienna, Austria.
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D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D009666:Nose / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome