| abstract |
A method of predicting the likelihood of responding to one or more obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) treatments for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) of a candidate subject, the method including the steps of: (a) measuring a first series of polysomnography and anthropometric parameters for at least a collection of OSA sufferers; (b) correlating the parameters with at least one of the corresponding upper-airway collapsibility (Pcrit), arousal threshold, loop gain and pharyngeal muscle responsiveness measurement of each subject; (c) determining a corresponding description structure describing the correlation of step (d); and (d) utilising the corresponding description structure, in conjunction with a series of polysomnography and anthropometric parameters measured for the candidate subject to predict the likelihood of responding to one or more obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) treatments to thereby provide a clinical decision diagnostic tool for obstructive sleep apnea. |