Kato Takafumi, Abe Kimiko, Mikami Akira, Sugita Hideko, Muraki Hisae, Okura Mutsumi, Ohi Motoharu, Taniguchi Mitsutaka
a Department of Oral Anatomy and Neurobiology , Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry , Japan.
b Osaka University Hospital Sleep Medicine Center , Japan.
Cranio. 2016 Mar;34(2):95-9. doi: 10.1080/08869634.2015.1097317.
This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of clinical symptoms related to abnormal swallowing in a large sample of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) patients.
Oropharyngeal symptoms for abnormal swallowing were assessed by a self-administered questionnaire in 507 consecutive patients (females: 65, males: 442; mean age: 49.6 ± 12.6 years old) with clinical symptoms of OSAS, enrolled for cardiorespiratory evaluation.
Overall, 16.2% of patients (82/507) had at least one symptom for abnormal swallowing and 6.3% (32/507) had two or more symptoms. The most frequent symptom was difficulty with coughing up phlegm during or after a meal (8.3%). Demographic, sleep, and clinical variables did not differ between the patients with and without abnormal symptoms.
The results of the current study showed that 16% of middle-aged OSAS patients reported pharyngeal symptoms related to abnormal swallowing, regardless of the severity of OSAS.
本研究旨在调查大量阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停综合征(OSAS)患者中与吞咽异常相关的临床症状的患病率。
通过自我填写问卷,对507例连续的有OSAS临床症状并参加心肺评估的患者(女性65例,男性442例;平均年龄:49.6±12.6岁)进行吞咽异常的口咽症状评估。
总体而言,16.2%的患者(82/507)至少有一种吞咽异常症状,6.3%(32/507)的患者有两种或更多症状。最常见的症状是饭后咳痰困难(8.3%)。有异常症状和无异常症状的患者在人口统计学、睡眠和临床变量方面无差异。
当前研究结果表明,16%的中年OSAS患者报告有与吞咽异常相关的咽部症状,无论OSAS的严重程度如何。