Palatal Sensory Function Worsens in Untreated Snorers but not in CPAP-treated Sleep Apnea Patients, indicating Vibration-induced Nervous Lesions.

CONCLUSIONS: CDT worsened considerably over time in untreated snorers, significantly more than non-snoring controls and CPAP-patients. Untreated snorers therefore risk developing poor sensitivity in the upper airway. In contrast, efficient treatment of OSA seems to protect the sensory innervation, since the CPAP-treated group maintained their sensitivity to cold, and in some cases, the sensitivity even improved. PMID: 32059960 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Chest - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Tags: Chest Source Type: research