수면 무호흡증 환자에서의 자각 증상과 수면 다원검사와의 비교

Laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty (LAUP) has been receiving growing attention among otolaryngologists and patients who seek surgical intervention for their snoring problems. However, it has been observed that patients tend to deny, trivialize, or ignore sleep apnea symptoms. Even those patients who acknowledge symptoms often refuse to undergo sleep studies owing to expense, inconvenience, or time considerations. Because physicians tend to rely heavily on patients complaints to determine whether a sleep study is warranted such patients may receive LAUP treatment without pre-polysomnography.

This study aims to assess the relationship between polysomnographic findings and the presence number and severity of symptoms that are thought to be associated with sleep disturbance in patients.