<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Obstructive sleep apnea is a chronic disease characterized by the appearance of apnea or hypopnea episodes during sleep. This condition is associated with several risk factors. Among them, the most important is obesity and it is the only potentially curable. The treatment is polimodal and it involves several therapeutic directions. The purpose of this paper is to establish the role of obesity in the etiology of sleep apnea, as well as the role of the weight loss in its management, both through intensive lifestyle interventions and surgical therapy.</p></abstract>

Obstructive sleep apnea is a chronic disease characterized by the appearance of apnea or hypopnea episodes during sleep. This condition is associated with several risk factors. Among them, the most important is obesity and it is the only potentially curable. The treatment is polimodal and it involves several therapeutic directions. The purpose of this paper is to establish the role of obesity in the etiology of sleep apnea, as well as the role of the weight loss in its management, both through intensive lifestyle interventions and surgical therapy.

Weight loss therapy for obstructive sleep apnea – Literature review

“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Center of excellence for research of sensorial and sensitive disorders, study of infecto-inflammatory, tumoral and obstructive aero-digestive pathology (CESITO), ENT&HNS Department, “Sfanta Maria” Hospital

Romanian Journal of Rhinology

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Obstructive sleep apnea is a chronic disease characterized by the appearance of apnea or hypopnea episodes during sleep. This condition is associated with...

Weight loss therapy for obstructive sleep apnea – Literature review

Published Online: Jul 25, 2018

Page range: 149 - 155

Received: May 10, 2018

Accepted: May 24, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjr-2018-0016

Keywords
apnea, sleep, obesity, bariatric, dietary

© 2018 Elena Patrascu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Weight loss therapy for obstructive sleep apnea – Literature review

Published Online: Jul 25, 2018

Page range: 149 - 155

Received: May 10, 2018

Accepted: May 24, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjr-2018-0016

Keywordsapnea, sleep, obesity, bariatric, dietary

© 2018 Elena Patrascu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
apnea, sleep, obesity, bariatric, dietary