This is a thread to discuss the evidence on obstructive sleep-disordered breathing and orthostatic intolerance.
Sleep-disordered Breathing and Hypotension, 2001, Guilleminault et al.
In a series of 4,409 consecutive Stanford sleep clinic referrals, low resting blood pressure (<105/65 here) was...
Association of Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11144080/ (PDF available)
Background: Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with COVID-19 infection. Less clear is whether obstructive sleep apnea is a risk factor...
High prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with Long-COVID.
Background
Long-COVID (LC) is defined as the persistence of symptoms 12 weeks after the acute COVID infection not explained by any other alternative diagnosis. Its pathophysiology is poorly understood. Obstructive Sleep...
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Orthostatic Hypotension: An Unconventional Association
Ryan S Cobb , Mildred Barnett , Kevin Patel
https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/48/Supplement_1/A618/8135020 (PDF available)
Introduction
Although Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) has a commonly recognized...
The effects of nasal anesthesia on breathing during sleep
D P White, R J Cadieux, R M Lombard, E O Bixler, A Kales, C W Zwillich
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4062052/
Sci-Hub link: https://sci-hub.st/10.1164/arrd.1985.132.5.972
Inability to breathe through the nose is an increasingly...
The symptoms and signs of upper airway resistance syndrome: a link to the functional somatic syndromes
Avram R Gold, Francis Dipalo, Morris S Gold, Daniel O'Hearn...
This is a thread to discuss the evidence pertaining to obstructive sleep-disordered breathing - upper airway resistance syndrome/obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (UARS/OSAS) - and chronic insomnia. Many people with ME/CFS and related disorders like fibromyalgia experience chronic insomnia...
Chronic insomnia remitting after maxillomandibular advancement for mild obstructive sleep apnea: a case series
Michael Proothi, Victor J R Grazina, Avram R Gold
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6693215/ (PDF available)
Background: Chronic insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea are both...
Prospective Assessment of Nocturnal Awakenings in a Case Series of Treatment-Seeking Chronic Insomnia Patients: A Pilot Study of Subjective and Objective Causes
Barry Krakow, Edward Romero, Victor A Ulibarri, Shara Kikta
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3490361/ (PDF available)...
Resolution of fibromyalgia by controlling obstructive sleep apnea with a mandibular advancement device
Fernanda Vantine, Dominik Ettlin, Miguel Meira-e-Cruz
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8848527/ (PDF available)
Abstract
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic, often disabling disorder...
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome as an uncommon cause of fibromyalgia: a case report
Vesile Sepici, Aliye Tosun, Oğuz Köktürk
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00296-007-0375-9
Sci-Hub link: https://sci-hub.st/10.1007/s00296-007-0375-9
Abstract
Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is...
Inspiratory Airflow Dynamics During Sleep in Women with Fibromyalgia
Avram R Gold, Francis Dipalo, Morris S Gold, Joan Broderick
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/8541375_Inspiratory_Airflow_Dynamics_During_Sleep_in_Women_with_Fibromyalgia (PDF Available)
Study objectives: To determine...
Objective versus subjective excessive daytime sleepiness in OSA: Quantifying the impact of fatigue
Morris S Gold, Riccardo A Stoohs, Avram R Gold
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1389945726001061
Background
In patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), excessive daytime...
Obstructive sleep apnea is a common disorder in the population—a review on the epidemiology of sleep apnea
Karl A Franklin, Eva Lindberg
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4561280/ (PDF available)
Abstract
The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) defined at an apnea-hypopnea index...
Sleep-Disordered Breathing Among Women With Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Shah, Mansi A.; Feinberg, Stanford; Krishnan, Eswar
Background
In clinical practice, polysomnograms (“sleep studies”) are seldom ordered for patients with fibromyalgia, although sleep issues dominate the symptom complex. One...
Inspiratory airflow dynamics during sleep in veterans with Gulf War illness: A controlled study
Mohammad M. Amin, Zuzana Belisova, Sayeed Hossain, Morris S. Gold, Joan E. Broderick, Avram R. Gold...
The cyclic alternating pattern demonstrates increased sleep instability and correlates with fatigue and sleepiness in adults with upper airway resistance syndrome
Christian Guilleminault, M Cecilia Lopes, Chad C Hagen, Agostinho da Rosa...
Increased Flow Limitation During Sleep Is Associated With Increased Psychomotor Vigilance Task Lapses in Individuals With Suspected OSA
Eric Staykov, Dwayne L Mann, Brett Duce, Samu Kainulainen, Timo Leppänen, Juha Töyräs, Ali Azarbarzin, Thomas Georgeson, Scott A Sands, Philip I Terrill...
Flow Limitation Is Associated with Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Individuals without Moderate or Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Dwayne L. Mann, Eric Staykov, Thomas Georgeson, Ali Azarbarzin, Samu Kainulainen, Susan Redline, Scott A. Sands, Philip I. Terrill...
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