NDLI: Upper Airway Pathology

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Upper Airway Pathology

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Author	Park, John G. Lee-Chiong, Teofilo
Copyright Year	2007
Description	INTRODUCTION The upper airway encompasses the region from the nose to the vocal cords. This region is unique due to lack of supporting cartilages or bony structures and its involvement in phonation, swallowing, and respiration. Due to its lack of bony sup port, this area becomes collapsible during sleep, resulting in snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Any alterations due to congenital craniofacial abnormalities, hypertrophy of upper airway structures, or impaired neuromuscular control of the upper airways can result in increased collapsibility, and therefore, higher likelihood of sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBDs). Often, such SRBDs can start early in life. For example, habitual snoring is often present during the first years of life and it is estimated that up to two-thirds are due to adenotonsillar enlargement (1). Peak prevalence of SRBDs in children occurs between the ages of two and eight years, which is coincident with peak size of lymphoid tissues (2). Book Name: Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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Ending Page	162
Page Count	38
Starting Page	125
DOI	10.1201/9781420061819-6
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2007-05-17
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Book Name: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Respiratory System Structures Bony Upper Airway Children Sleep Srbds Collapsibility Snoring
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Chapter

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