Causes of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
User reported causes of Obstructive Sleep Apnea based on their intuition.
Cause | Agree |
---|---|
Overweight | 59% |
Genetics | 50% |
Congestion | 43% |
Excess Tissue | 36% |
Small Airway | 34% |
Throat Muscle Weakness | 33% |
Deviated Septum | 25% |
Small Jaw | 22% |
Structure of Nose (Not Deviated Septum) | 15% |
Enlarged Lingual Tonsils | 14% |
Shortened Neck | 13% |
Diaphragm Muscle Weakness | 11% |
Smoking | 10% |
Enlarged Turbinates | 8% |
Taking Ambien | 4% |
Brain Injury | 4% |
Skelaxin | 3% |
Taking Flexeril | 1% |
Treatments
User-reported effectiveness in treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Treatment | Major Improvement | Moderate Improvement | Much Worse | No Effect | Worse | Responses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provigil | 24% | 24% | 6% | 41% | 6% | 17 |
Clonazepam | 9% | 45% | 0% | 27% | 18% | 11 |
Calcium and Magnesium | 10% | 0% | 0% | 81% | 10% | 21 |
Armour Thyroid | 18% | 9% | 0% | 64% | 9% | 11 |
Xyrem | 50% | 25% | 0% | 0% | 25% | 4 |
CPAP Machine at Night | 46% | 26% | 4% | 17% | 7% | 102 |
Oral Breathing Devices | 19% | 38% | 0% | 38% | 6% | 16 |
Sinus Surgery FSS | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
Chin Strap | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
Placing Masking Tape on Mouth | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty | 50% | 0% | 0% | 50% | 0% | 2 |
Nasal Turbinate Reduction | 13% | 38% | 0% | 50% | 0% | 8 |
Hyoid Myotomy and Suspension | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
Rhinoplasty for Deviated Septum | 8% | 31% | 0% | 62% | 0% | 13 |
Maxillomandibular Advancement | 0% | 50% | 0% | 50% | 0% | 4 |
Genioglossus Advancement | 0% | 50% | 0% | 50% | 0% | 2 |
Sleep on One Side | 5% | 39% | 4% | 50% | 2% | 100 |
Weight Loss if Needed | 9% | 35% | 4% | 45% | 7% | 55 |
SUAD Dental Device | 16% | 32% | 11% | 32% | 11% | 19 |
Avoid Alcohol and Sedatives Before Bed | 3% | 36% | 3% | 54% | 3% | 61 |
Surgical Treatment | 6% | 25% | 6% | 56% | 6% | 16 |
Tonsillectomy | 9% | 5% | 0% | 82% | 5% | 22 |
Consistent Bedtime | 2% | 12% | 6% | 77% | 4% | 52 |
Breathe-Rite Strips | 0% | 2% | 9% | 82% | 7% | 45 |
Predictors
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Info
Property | Value |
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Variable Name | Obstructive Sleep Apnea |
Aggregation Method | MEAN |
Analysis Performed At | 2020-03-02 |
Duration of Action | 24 hours |
Maximum Allowed Value | 5 out of 5 |
Minimum Allowed Value | 1 out of 5 |
Number of Aggregate Predictors | 0 |
Number of Aggregate Outcomes | 0 |
Number of Measurements | 0 |
Number of Measurements (including those generated by tagged, joined, or child variables) | 0 |
Public | true |
Onset Delay | 0 seconds |
Unit | 1 to 5 Rating |
User Variables | 0 |
Variable Category | Symptoms |
Variable ID | 86882 |