Efficacy study of a vest-type device for positional therapy in position dependent snorers
- Authors
- Choi, Ji Ho; Park, Young Hwan; Hong, Jung Hwa; Kim, Se Joong; Park, Dong Sun; Miyazaki, Soichiro; Lee, Seung Hoon; Shin, Chol; Lee, JungBok
- Issue Date
- 7월-2009
- Publisher
- SPRINGER LONDON LTD
- Keywords
- positional therapy; sleep device; snoring
- Citation
- SLEEP AND BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS, v.7, no.3, pp.181 - 187
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- SLEEP AND BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS
- Volume
- 7
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 181
- End Page
- 187
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/119784
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1479-8425.2009.00401.x
- ISSN
- 1446-9235
- Abstract
- This study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of positional therapy using a recently developed vest-type device to treat snoring in positional-dependent snorers. Seventeen (60.7%) of the 28 subjects were diagnosed as position-dependent snorers with or without mild obstructive sleep apnea through laboratory nocturnal polysomnography and were included in a pre- and post-treatment comparative parallel study. The mean total snoring rate (from 36.7 +/- 20.6% to 15.7 +/- 16.2%, P < 0.0001) and snoring rate in the supine position (from 45.8 +/- 22.8% to 25.4 +/- 20.6%, P < 0.0001) decreased significantly with use of the vest. The mean percent change of total snoring rate between baseline and with the positional device was significant (63.5 +/- 22.5%, P < 0.0001). Of the 17 subjects, 15 (88.2%) decreased their snoring rate more than 50% without subjective adverse effects. There were no significant differences in sleep efficiency, arousal index, and wake after sleep onset while sleeping with the vest-type positional device. In conclusion, positional therapy using the recently developed vest-type device is effective at decreasing snoring without subjective and objective adverse effects in position-dependent snorers with or without mild obstructive sleep apnea.
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