Home Sleep Apnea Testing for the Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Scott Hoff; Nancy Collop

doi:10.1001/jama.2022.22327

Home Sleep Apnea Testing for the Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

JAMA. 2023 Jan 10;329(2):169-170. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.22327.

Authors

Scott Hoff¹, Nancy Collop¹

Affiliation

¹ Emory Sleep Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.

PMID: 36625823
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2022.22327

No abstract available

Plain language summary

A 50-year-old patient with epilepsy, hypertension, loud snoring, recent 50-lb weight gain, and abrupt awakenings with a feeling of breathlessness but no headaches or excessive daytime sleepiness presented with concerns. What would you do next?

MeSH terms

Diagnostic Techniques, Respiratory System*
Humans
Monitoring, Ambulatory*
Sleep
Sleep Apnea Syndromes / diagnosis
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive* / diagnosis
Snoring / etiology