Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

J Clin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1996; 7(1):157-163

pISSN: 1225-0244, eISSN: 2713-833X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35420/jcohns.1996.7.1.157

원저

수면 무호흡증 환자에서의 자각 증상과 수면 다원검사와의 비교

고영한¹, 박시영¹, 이윤우¹, 구수권¹, 이상화¹

Relationship between Self-reported symptoms and Polysomnographic findings in Sleep Apnea Syndrome Patients

Young-Han Ko¹, Si-Young Park¹, Yun-Woo Lee¹, Soo-Kweon Koo¹, Sang-Hwa Lee¹

¹부산 성분도병원 이비인후과

¹Department of Otolaryngology, Saint Benedict Hospital, Pusan

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Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

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.

Keywords: Self-reported symptoms; Polysomnography; LAUP