Nasal Obstruction and Its Medical and Surgical Management in Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders
摘要
The inability to breathe through the nose is a recognized cause of disordered breathing during sleep, although the true relationship between sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBD) and nasal obstruction is still unclear. Sleep-disordered breathing can both result from and be worsened by nasal obstruction. Nasal breathing increases ventilatory drive and nasal occlusion decreases pharyngeal patency in normal subjects.