Proposed nasopharyngoscope to determine volume of upper respiratory airway for OSA

• Main Author: Wong, Jeanne Yun Lei.
• Other Authors: Ong Lin Seng
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Bioengineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/16161
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Apnea is a sleep disorder characterized by breathing pauses, lasting ten seconds or more. Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is the most common form of apnea. It is defined by a physical block to air-intake despite respiratory effort, causing blood oxygen to fall. The brain then signals the sleeping indi...