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Physics and Applications for Tracheal Sound Recordings in Sleep Disorders

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Advances in technology have made it possible to reliably and not invasively record physiological parameters to diagnose sleep disorders. The most common sleep-related breathing disorder is sleep apnea. Complete cessation of airflow, apneas, or reduction of airflow, hypopneas occurs during sleep [1]. Based on the underlying pathophysiology, these respiratory events are classified as obstructive or central, with or without respiratory efforts. Accurate and reliable detection and classification of apneas and hypopneas are critical for the diagnosis and quantifying of the disease severity, morbidity, or mortality, as well as for appropriate therapy selection.

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  1. Interdisciplinary Sleep Medicine Center, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Thomas Penzel

  2. Research and Development at CIDELEC, Paris, France

    AbdelKebir Sabil

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  1. Children’s Respiratory and Allergy Unit, Third Department of Paediatrics “Attikon” Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Kostas N. Priftis

  2. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Leontios J. Hadjileontiadis

  3. Division of Child Health, University of Western Australia, Perth Children’s Hospital, Perth, Australia

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Penzel, T., Sabil, A. (2018). Physics and Applications for Tracheal Sound Recordings in Sleep Disorders. In: Priftis, K., Hadjileontiadis, L., Everard, M. (eds) Breath Sounds. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71824-8_6

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