Rising temperatures are associated with a greater chance of developing obstructive sleep apnea, while at the same time, according to the most likely climate change scenarios, the social burden of this disease is expected to double in most countries over the next 75 years.Sleep apnea, which disrupts breathing during sleep, affects nearly a billion people…
Snoring is a common phenomenon caused by the vibration of the soft tissue of the upper airway during sleep. Snoring is a source of noise pollution that can not only degrade sleep quality for partners but can also be an indicator of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) for those who snore (1). Both noise exposure and…
Sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) is a serious sleep disorder in which breathing stops and starts repeatedly during sleep due to airway obstruction. There are two main types of sleep apnea syndrome, which are: In order to better understand the SAS, we should give the definition of each parameter related to it. The definitions are as…