• 수면정신생리
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.11-17
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• 2001

In 2000, the number of people aged 65 and over increased to 3.37 million, accounting for 7.1% of the total population of South Korea. The elderly population will increase up to 19.3% in 2030. Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) seems to increase with age. More than 50-60% of old people complain of SDB-related signs and symptoms including awakening headache, excessive daytime sleepiness, fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, memory loss, personality changes, and depression. The influence of a mild degree of SDB upon the elderly is unclear, but moderate to severe SDB is well known to be associated with many diseases including hypertension, arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, stroke, dementia, and sudden death. Therefore, physicians should pay attention to elderly patients who complain of SDB related symptoms and signs that may not be normal signs of aging. Physicians need to become more sensitive to treat SDB in the elderly.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.5-9
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• 2004

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder characterized by recurrent cessation of breathing due to complete or partial upper airway occlusion during sleep. The incompetent tone of palatal, pharngeal, and glossal muscles which fail to maintain airway patency during sleep causes narrowing of the airway dimension and increased resistance of breathing. The identification of the sites of upper airway obstruction in patients with OSA is important in understanding the pathogenesis and deciding the treatment modality of snoring and/or OSA. Various upper airway imaging modalities have been used to assess upper airway size and precise localization of the sites of upper airway obstruction during sleep. Dynamic imaging modalities enabled assessment of dimensional changes in the upper airway during respiration and sleep. This article focused on reviews of various upper airway imaging modalities, especially dynamic upper airway imaging studies providing important information on the pathogenesis of OSA.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.178-183
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• 2010

Obstructive Sleep Apnea(OSA) is a form of sleep disordered breathing(SDB) characterized by the occurrence of episodes of complete or partial upper airway obstruction during sleep that is often quantified as the apnea-hyponea index(AHI). It is increasingly being recognized that OSA is a public health hazard and there is increasing evidence that it is associated with an increase in morbidity. Early recognition and diagnosis of this condition may lead to earlier treatments (eg, CPAP, Oral appliances) with reduction of the risk of metabolic disease, cardiovascular diseases, such as hypertension, ischemic heart disease, arrhythmias and pulmonary hypertension.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국컴퓨터정보학회 2014년도 제49차 동계학술대회논문집 22권1호
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• pp.393-394
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• 2014

폐쇄성 수면 무호흡증으로 인한 수면 중 잦은 각성은 수면의 질을 떨어뜨릴 뿐 아니라 졸음, 피로, 집중력 저하와 같은 주간 증상을 유발하게 되어 삶의 질을 떨어뜨리고 고혈압이나 부정맥 등과 같은 심각한 심폐질환 을 유발할 수 있다. 그러나 코골이와 달리 수면 무호흡증은 본인이나 타인에 의한 정확한 관측이나 진단이 어려워 전문병원에 입원하여 수면다원검사를 통하여 진단해야 하는 번거로움이 있다. 본 논문에서는 정밀하고 응답속도가 빠른 온습도 센서를 이용하여 호흡주기를 측정함으로서 폐쇄성 수면 무호흡증을 진단하고 경보를 발생하는 휴대형 수면 무호흡 측정기의 설계 및 구현 기법을 제안하였다.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제39권
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• pp.27.1-27.5
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• 2017

The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is estimated to be 1-5% of the adult population world-wide, and in Korea, it is reported at 4.5% of men and 3.2% of women (Age 40 to 69 years old). Active treatment of OSA is associated with decrease in insulin resistance, cardiovascular disease, psychosocial problems, and mortality. Surgical treatment of OSA has evolved in the era of neuromodulation with the advent of hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HGNS). We share this review of HGNS with our maxillofacial surgical colleagues to expand the scope of surgical care for OSA.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2010년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.655-657
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• 2010

현재 코골이를 방지하는 위한 기구로는 양압 산소호흡기, 스프레이, 전기자극기, 수술, 구강내 보조기구가 있으나 개인용으로 사용하기에는 가격이 너무 고가이어서 일반적인 코골이 환자에게 적용하기에는 무리가 있으며 사용자에 따라 부작용의 위험이 있다. 본 논문에서는 정확하고 안정적인 코골이 신호인식을 위해 시계열 분석방법을 통해서 선형적인 성질보다 비선형적인 성질이 강한 코골이 신호의 카오틱 신호 유무를 해석하였다. 본 논문에서 사용한 시계열 데이터는 30대 성인남자로부터 수면시간 6시간중중 발생하는 코골이 음성신호를 마이크를 통해 샘플링 주파수 22kHz, 모노 형태로 수집한 것이다. 위상공간의 궤적 분석, 매입차원에 의한 상관적분 분석, 파워 스펙트럼과 자기상관함수 분석 등의 정량 및 정성적 분석방법을 통해서 수집한 코골이 신호의 분석결과 신호가 부분적으로 주기적 성질을 가지는 카오스 신호임을 확인하였다.

• 대한예방의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한예방의학회 2000년도 제52차 추계학술대회 연제집
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• pp.92-92
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• 2000

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제57권5호
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• pp.279-287
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• 2019

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is characterized by obstructive events of the upper airway (UAW) during sleep, which can be associated with clinical signs and symptoms such as snoring, excessive daytime sleepiness, impaired memory, and fatigue. It is associated with many problems like psychosocial problems, physiologic alterations in the cardiovascular and respiratory systems as a result of hypoxia and repeated awakenings during sleep. Conservative treatments such as weight loss, sleep positioning, improvement of sleep hygiene, CPAP and MAD can be performed for the obstructive sleep apnea. However, their effect for the OSA is limited and differs by patient's individual properties. Accordingly, surgical reconstructions of the upper airway must be carried out for the treatment of OSA.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.32-37
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• 2017

목 적 : 폐쇄성 수면무호흡 증후군(obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, OSAS)에서 앙와위는 비앙와위보다 수면무호흡을 증가시키는 것으로 알려져 있다. 앙와위 자세시간(supine position time, SPT)과 OSAS의 무호흡-저호흡 지수(apnea-hypopnea index, AHI)의 관련성에 대해서 많은 연구가 있었으나, SPT가 OSAS에서 어떤 변수의 영향을 받는지는 알려져 있지 않다. OSAS에서 수면다원검사상 어떤 변수가 SPT과 관련이 있는지를 평가하였다. 방 법 : 수면다원검사로 진단된 치료받지 않은 365 명의 OSAS 남자 환자를 선정하였다. SPT($276.4{\pm}92.3$ 분)가 인구 통계학적 데이터, 수면구조 관련변수, OSAS 관련변수 및 심박변이도(Heart rate variability, HRV)와 상관관계가 있는지 분석했다. SPT에 영향을 주는 요인을 알아보기 위해 SPT에 대해 다중회귀분석을 시행하였다. 결 과 : 전체 대상군의 상관분석에서 SPT는 총수면시간(total sleep time, TST) (r = 0.443, p < 0.001)과 수면 효율(r = 0.300, p < 0.001)과 가장 유의한 상관관계가 있었고, 코골이 시간(r = 0.238, p < 0.001), 산소포화도 90 % 미만시간(r = 0.188, p < 0.001), AHI (r = 0.180, p = 0.001), 산소탈포화지수(oxygen desaturation index, ODI), (r = 0.149, p = 0.004), NN50 count(r = 0.137, p = 0.036)와 SPT 간에 유의한 상관관계가 있었다. 다중회귀분석 결과 SPT에 유의한 영향을 끼치는 요인으로 TST (t = 7.781, p < 0.001), 코골이 시간(t = 3.794, p < 0.001), AHI (t = 3.768, p < 0.001), NN50 count (t = 1.993, p = 0.047)가 있었다. 결 론 : SPT는 OSAS 관련변수보다 수면구조 관련변수와 더 높은 상관관계를 보였다. 특히 SPT는 TST과 AHI 뿐만 아니라 NN50 count와도 밀접하게 관련되어 있었다. 이것은 SPT가 OSAS의 심각도뿐만 아니라 수면구조와 심박변이도에 의해서도 결정될 가능성이 있음을 시사한다.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.85-95
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• 1996

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome(OSAS) in childhood is unique and different n-om that in adulthood in several aspects, including pathophysiology, clinical features, diagnostic criteria, complications, management, and prognosis. Characteristic features of childhood OSAS in comparison with the adult form are the variety of severe complications such as developmental delay, more prominent behavioral and cognitive impairments, vivid cardiovascular symptoms, and increased death risk, warranting a special attention to the possible diagnosis of OSAS in children who snore. However, the childhood OSAS is often neglected and unrecognized. We, therefore, report a case of very severe OSAS in a 5-year-old boy who was sucessfully treated with continuous positive airway pressure(CPAP) treatment. Interestingly, the patient was comor-bid with the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Prior to the initial visit to us, adenotonsillectomy had been done at the age of 4 with no significant improvement of apneic symptoms and heavy snoring. On the initial diagnostic procedures, marked degree of snoring was audible even in the daytime wake state and the patient was observed to be very hyperactive. Increased pulmonary vascularity with borderline cardiomegaly was noted on chest X-ray. The baseline polysomnography revealed that the patient was very sleep-apneic and snored very heavily, with the respiratory disturbance index(RDI) of 46.9 per hour of sleep, the mean SaO2 of 78.8%, and the lowest SaO2 of 40.0%(the lowest detectable oxygen level by the applied oxymeter). The second night polysomnography was done for CPAP titration and the optimal pressure turned out to be $8.0\;cmH_2O$. The applied CPAP treatment was well tolerated by the patient and was found to be very effective in alleviating heavy snoring and severe repetitive sleep apneas. After 18 months of the CPAP treatment, the patient was followed up with nocturnal polysomnography(baseline and CPAP nights) and clinical examination. Sleep apneas were still present without CPAP on the baseline night. However, the severity of OSAS was significantly decreased(RDI of 15.7, mean SaO2 of 96.2%, and the lowest SaO2 of 83.0%), compared to the initial polysomnographic findings before initiation of long-term CPAP treatment. Wechsler intelligence tests done before and after the CPAP treatment were compared with each other and surprising improvement of intelligence(total 9 points, performance 16 points) was noted. Clinically he was found to be markedly improved in his attention deficit hyperactive behavior after CPAP treatment, but with minimal change of TOVA(test of variables of attention) scores except conversion of reaction time score into normal range. On the chest X-ray taken after 18 months of CPAP application, the initial cardiopulmonary abnormalities were not found at all. We found that the CPAP treatment in a young child is very effective, safe, and well-tolerated and also improves the co-morbid attention deficit hyperactive symptoms. Overall, the growth and development of the child has been facilitated with the long-term use of CPAP. Cardiovascular complications induced by OSAS have been also normalized with CPAP treatment. We suggest that early diagnosis and active treatment intervention of OSAS in children are crucial in preventing and ameliorating possible serious complications caused by repetitive sleep apneas and consequent hypoxic damage during sleep.