In view of the high prevalence and the relevant impairment of patients with obstructive sleep
apnoea syndrome (OSAS) lots of methods are offered which promise definitive cures for or …

Objective/Hypothesis Single cases of patients who have experienced obstructive sleep apnea
(OSA) and who recovered completely after nasal surgery have been described in various …

Objective: The role of the nose and its importance in the development and severity of sleep-disordered
breathing (SDB) is still a matter of discussion. In the first part of this study, often-…

BACKGROUND: It has long been assumed that allergic rhinitis leads to daytime sleepiness
and a deterioration of nocturnal sleep, yet systematic studies have only been rarely …

Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a very common disorder among adults: the
prevalence of mild OSA is 20%, and that of moderate or severe OSA is 6% to 7%. Simple …

… Analysis of defense cells revealed a significant diffuse infiltration of leukocytes, mainly T cells…
Interestingly, we found T lymphocytes to be the main population of the lymphocytes present. …

Upper airway patency is essential during sleep in order to avoid sleep-related breathing
disorders (SRBD). Nasal obstruction may have a negative impact on sleep quality and must be …

… Drafting of the manuscript: Echternach, Verse, and Mencke. Critical revision of the
manuscript for important intellectual content: Echternach, Maurer, Mencke, Schilling, …

Objectives High surgical success rates for adenotonsillectomy in children with sleep‐related
breathing disorders have been described in various studies. The purposes of the present …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy of a new multilevel surgical protocol for obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA). STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Sixty patients with moderate to severe …