Sleep Propensity and Sleep Apnea-Specific Hypoxia Are Associated With Excessive Daytime Sleepiness

Reza Sadeghi, MK Younes, S. A. Sands, L. T. Taranto-Montemurro, S. Bertisch, D. A. Wellman, S. S. Redline, Tanvi Banerjee, A. Azarbarzin

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Abstract

Excessive daytime sleepiness is a hallmark of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Previous research reports substantial variability in patient-reported sleepiness for a given OSA severity, i.e., apnea-hypopnea index (AHI). This may be partly due to inadequate characterization of intermittent hypoxia or a physiologic disorder involving the central nervous system (sleep propensity, Fernandez-Mendoza et al. 2015; e.g. daytime sleepiness is more common in individuals with dementia). We assessed the separate associations between respiratory event- related desaturation, as a measure of intermittent hypoxia, and sleep depth on daytime sleepiness.

Keywords

  • Excessive daytime sleepiness
  • Obstructive sleep apnea
  • Sleep apena syndromes

Disciplines

  • Computer Sciences
  • Engineering

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