Hamdan Abdul-Latif, Abi Zeid Daou Christophe, Hosri Jad, Ghanem Anthony, Barazi Randa, Fadel Charbel, Jaber Batoul, Alam Elie
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, P.O.Box: 11-0236, Beirut, Lebanon.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Oct;76(5):3940-3943. doi: 10.1007/s12070-024-04746-0. Epub 2024 May 17.
To explore the risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with primary muscle tension dysphonia (MTD). The medical records of patients diagnosed with primary MTD between November 2021 and March 2023, were reviewed. The risk of having OSA was assessed by looking at the scores of two validated questionnaires, namely the STOP-BANG questionnaire and the Berlin questionnaire. A total of 40 patients with primary MTD were enrolled in this study, including 16 females (40%) and 24 males (60%). The mean total STOP-BANG score was 3.57 ± 1.67. Seventeen of the study group had intermediate risk of OSA, and 14 had high risk, accounting for 77.5% of patients with primary MTD. When using the Berlin questionnaire, the mean total score was 1.65 ± 0.95, and 67.5% of the study group had a score > 2 and were at high risk of having OSA. The results of this study indicate that patients with primary MTD are at moderate to severe risk of having OSA.
探讨原发性肌张力障碍性发声障碍（MTD）患者发生阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停（OSA）的风险。回顾了2021年11月至2023年3月期间诊断为原发性MTD患者的病历。通过查看两份经过验证的问卷（即STOP-BANG问卷和柏林问卷）的得分来评估发生OSA的风险。本研究共纳入40例原发性MTD患者，其中女性16例（40%），男性24例（60%）。STOP-BANG问卷的平均总得分是3.57±1.67。研究组中有17例有中度OSA风险，14例有高度风险，占原发性MTD患者的77.5%。使用柏林问卷时，平均总得分是1.65±0.95，研究组中67.5%的患者得分>2，有发生OSA的高风险。本研究结果表明，原发性MTD患者有中度至重度的OSA风险。
