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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 277-283 |
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Practical approach to sleep disordered breathing
Anup Bansal, Arun Samuel Ponnish, Nagarajan Ramakrishnan
Director, Nithra Institute of Sleep Sciences, Number 29 (Plot Number 1997), J Block, 13th Main Road, Anna nagar, Chennai 600 040, India
Correspondence Address:
Nagarajan Ramakrishnan
Director, Nithra Institute of Sleep Sciences, Number 29 (Plot Number 1997), J Block, 13th Main Road, Anna nagar, Chennai 600 040
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
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It is not uncommon to have occasional difficulty in falling asleep or have fatigue and day time sleepiness. However, when sleep disturbances persist for over a month and are associated with significant daytime dysfunction for at least two weeks, it may be a warning of an underlying sleep disorder requiring further evaluation and treatment. The combination of snoring, nonrefreshing sleep and daytime sleepiness is usually a hallmark of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) which is the most common sleep related breathing disorder. This review article aims to provide a practical and comprehensive approach to the diagnosis and management of sleep related breathing disorders with a focus on OSA.
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