Positional Therapy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 OSAS: The Magnitude of the Problem

Chapter 3 Compliance of Various Forms of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment

Chapter 4 Prevalence of Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients Undergoing Polysomnography and the Effect of Sleep Stage

Chapter 5 The Contribution of Head Position to the Apnea/Hypopnea Index in Patients with Position-Dependent Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Chapter 6 Influence of Sleep Position on the Transition of Mild to Moderate and Severe OSA

Chapter 7 Clinical Characteristics of Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea Among Asians

Chapter 8 Positional Therapy: Left Lateral Decubitus Position Versus Right Lateral Decubitus Position

Chapter 9 Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy and Sleep Position

Chapter 10 Changes in Site of Obstruction in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients According to Sleep Position

Chapter 11 Towards a Clinical Classification System for Position-Dependent Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Chapter 12 Correlation Between Calculated/Predicted and Actual AHI After Positional Therapy

Chapter 13 Influence of Sleep Position on Snoring

Chapter 14 The Effect of Body Position on Sleep Apnea in Children

Chapter 15 Sleep Position and Pregnancy

Chapter 16 Positional OSA in Down Syndrome

Chapter 17 Positional OSA in the Morbidly Obese and the Effect of Weight Loss on OSA Severity

Chapter 18 The Impact of Body Weight Changes on Body Posture Dominance in Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients

Chapter 19 Positional Central Sleep Apnea

Chapter 20 History of Positional Therapy: Transition from Tennis Balls to New Devices

Chapter 21 Long-Term Results and Compliance of a Special Vest Preventing the Supine Position

Chapter 22 Results of a First-Generation New Device for Positional Therapy

Chapter 23 Short-Term (4 Weeks) Results of the Sleep Position Trainer for Positional Therapy

Chapter 24 Long-Term (6 Months) Effectiveness, Compliance, and Subjective Sleep Outcomes of Treatment with the Sleep Position Trainer in a Large Cohort of Position-Dependent OSA Patients

Chapter 25 10 Problems and Solutions for Positional Therapy: Technical Aspects of the Sleep Position Trainer

Chapter 26 Prevalence and Effect of Supine-Dependent Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Oral Appliance Therapy

Chapter 27 Positional Therapy and Palatal Surgery

Chapter 28 Positional Therapy and Tongue Base Surgery

Chapter 29 Residual POSA After Maxillomandibular Advancement in Patients with Severe OSA

Chapter 30 Impact of Upper Airway Surgery on Positional Change During Sleep

Chapter 31 Comparison of Positional Therapy to CPAP in Patients with Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Chapter 32 Position Training: An Indispensable Therapy

Chapter 33 Positional Therapy, Consequences for and Implementation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Guidelines

Chapter 34 Position-Dependent Sleep Apnea: Implications for Diagnosis and Management

Chapter 35 Positional Therapy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: For Whom and for Whom Not

Chapter 36 Summary and Future Perspectives