Herath Dulip L, Abeyratne Udantha R, Hukins Craig, Markandeya Mrunal N
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2019 Jul;2019:2568-2571. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2019.8856431.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a result of upper airway narrowing during sleep. The upper airway characteristics are likely to manifest in the acoustic characteristics of snoring sounds as snoring is a result of upper airway structure vibrations. In previous studies, researchers have used different regions of the frequency spectrum to diagnose OSA and determine sites of obstruction as well. However, there is no agreement among researchers about the frequency ranges critical for OSA diagnosis. This paper provides the results of a study of snore sound based OSA diagnosis performance using a multiple acoustic features and multiple classifiers. The results of the study may provide useful insights for researchers to identify frequency sub-bands critical for OSA diagnosis.
阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停(OSA)是睡眠期间上呼吸道变窄的结果。上呼吸道特征很可能体现在打鼾声音的声学特征中,因为打鼾是上呼吸道结构振动的结果。在以往的研究中,研究人员使用频谱的不同区域来诊断OSA并确定阻塞部位。然而,研究人员对于OSA诊断至关重要的频率范围尚未达成共识。本文给出了一项基于打鼾声音的OSA诊断性能研究的结果,该研究使用了多种声学特征和多个分类器。该研究结果可能为研究人员识别对OSA诊断至关重要的频率子带提供有用的见解。