Review Article
Year: 2022 | Month: May | Volume: 9 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 130-137
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20220520
Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome (OSAHS): Review of the Literature
Abass Mahamoud Ahmeda,b, Dahir Husseind, Abdirizak s Darorf, Guo Qiana,c, Yuan Xiaochena,b
aDepartment of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225001, China,
bMedical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225001, China,
cDalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
dDepartment of Traumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No.374 of Dian Mian Road,
Wuhua District, Kunming, Yunnan Province, People’s Republic of China
fDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University,
Wenzhou 325027, China
Corresponding Author: Yuan Xiaochen
ABSTRACT
Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is a common chronic sleep disorder. As the incidence of OSAHS increases, it has seriously threatened people's health. It causes significant morbidity and mortality in both developed and developing countries around the world. However, clinical trials of OSAHS have heterogeneous outcomes, surrogate outcomes, subjective outcomes, composite outcomes, and a lack of endpoints or patient perspectives. The diagnosis is confirmed by a sleep study. The main treatment for OSAS is the use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) at night via a nasal or oronasal mask, which usually results in rapid improvement of symptoms. Patients who cannot tolerate CPAP therapy can be successfully treated with a mandibular advancement device. Supportive measures include regular and sufficiently long sleep periods, refraining from smoking and alcohol consumption in the evening, and weight reduction in overweight patients.
Keywords: Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome, continuous positive airway pressure, apnea-hypopnea index.
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