Obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome: relationship with obesity and management in obese patients

Obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS) is a disease characterised by upper airway obstruction during sleep, quite frequent in the general population, even if underestimated. Snoring, sleep apnoea and diurnal hypersomnia are common in these patients. Central obesity plays a key role: it...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta otorhino-laryngologica italica 2021-04, Vol.41 (2), p.120-130
Hauptverfasser: Salzano, Giovanni, Maglitto, Fabio, Bisogno, Antonella, Vaira, Luigi Angelo, De Riu, Giacomo, Cavaliere, Matteo, di Stadio, Arianna, Mesolella, Massimo, Motta, Gaetano, Ionna, Franco, Califano, Luigi, Salzano, Francesco Antonio
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Zusammenfassung:Obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS) is a disease characterised by upper airway obstruction during sleep, quite frequent in the general population, even if underestimated. Snoring, sleep apnoea and diurnal hypersomnia are common in these patients. Central obesity plays a key role: it reduces the size and changes the conformation of the upper airways, besides preventing lung expansion, with consequent reduction of lung volumes. Furthermore, obese people are also resistant to leptin, which physiologically stimulates ventilation; as a result, this causes scarce awakening during apnoea. OSAHS diagnosis is based on the combination of clinical parameters, such as apnoea/hypopnoea index (AHI), medical history, physical examination and Mallampati score. The first objective reference method to identify OSAHS is polysomnography followed by sleep endoscopy. Therapy provides in the first instance reduction of body weight, followed by continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), which still remains the treatment of choice in most patients, mandibular advancement devices (MAD) and finally otolaryngology or maxillofacial surgery. Among surgical techniques, central is barbed reposition pharyngoplasty (BRP), used in the field of multilevel surgery.
ISSN:1827-675X
0392-100X
1827-675X
DOI:10.14639/0392-100X-N1100