• Otolaryngol. Clin. North Am. · Aug 2007

    Case Reports

    Home sleep testing in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disordered breathing.

    • Minal R Patel and Terence M Davidson.
    • University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
    • Otolaryngol. Clin. North Am. 2007 Aug 1; 40 (4): 761-84.

    AbstractSleep-disordered breathing is a growing public health concern and an integral part of head and neck surgery. Multichannel home sleep testing is a cost-effective, patient-friendly, scientifically valid technique of evaluating patients who present with symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing, typically snoring or daytime sleepiness. Home sleep tests can be dispensed from the physician's office. They have a 95% successful recording rate. Scoring can be autoscore or manual score. There are several protocols that can be followed based on diagnostic outcomes.

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