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Accuracy and reliability of the sensory test performed using the laryngopharyngeal endoscopic esthesiometer and rangefinder in patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnoea: protocol for a prospective double-blinded, randomised, exploratory study

INTRODUCTION: Patients with obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome (OSA) might have varying degrees of laryngopharyngeal mechanical hyposensitivity that might impair the brain’s capacity to prevent airway collapse during sleep. However, this knowledge about sensory compromises in OSA comes from...

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Autores principales: Giraldo-Cadavid, Luis Fernando, Bastidas, Alirio Rodrigo, Padilla-Ortiz, Diana Marcela, Concha-Galan, Diana Carolina, Bazurto, María Angelica, Vargas, Leslie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5724088/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28827237
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015235