Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)—2nd Edition
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Research".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 29 November 2024 | Viewed by 31
Special Issue Editor
Interests: obstructive sleep apnoea; snoring; robotic surgery; thyroid surgery; parathyroid surgery; head and neck; paediatric otorhinolaryngology; rhinology
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Dear Colleagues,
The first volume of this Special Issue was a great success (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/life/special_issues/O_S_A). We are very pleased to announce the second volume of our Special Issue entitled “Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)—2nd Edition".
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common form of sleep-disordered breathing and is characterized by recurrent episodes of complete or partial upper airway obstruction during sleep, resulting in oxygen desaturation, autonomic dysfunction and sleep fragmentation. It can affect both children and adults, and the main clinical symptoms include loud snoring, witnessed apneas and breathing difficulties during sleep. Overnight polysomnography is the gold-standard method for diagnosing OSA. Although OSA is common, it is a frequently unrecognized cause of serious disability with serious health and social consequences. If untreated, OSA may cause impaired cognitive ability, road traffic accidents, cardiovascular morbidity and all-cause mortality.
Various therapeutic options for OSA exist. CPAP is the standard treatment for adult OSA, although its clinical application can be compromised by intolerance and poor compliance, while adenotonsillectomy is the primary treatment option for children with OSA and adenotonsillar hypertrophy.
We encourage authors to submit original or review articles on related topics in the field of sleep apnea.
Dr. Konstantinos Chaidas
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- obstructive sleep apnea
- snoring
- sleep-disordered breathing
- adult sleep apnea
- pediatric sleep apnea
