About the Authors

Li-Ang Lee

Affiliations Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C., Sleep Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C., Department of Otolaryngology, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian Province, China

Jen-Fang Yu

Affiliation Graduate Institute of Medical Mechatronics, Taiouan Interdisciplinary Otolaryngology Laboratory, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Yu-Lun Lo

Affiliations Sleep Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C., Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Ning-Hung Chen

Affiliations Sleep Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C., Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tuan-Jen Fang

Affiliations Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C., Sleep Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Chung-Guei Huang

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Wen-Nuan Cheng

Affiliation Graduate School of Recreation and Sports Management, Taipei Physical Education College, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Hsueh-Yu Li

hyli38@ cgmh.org.tw

Affiliations Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C., Sleep Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LAL, JFY, YLL, NHC, TJF, CGH, WNC, HYL. Performed the experiments: LAL, JFY, YLL, CGH, WNC, HYL. Analyzed the data: LAL, YLL, CGH, WNC, HYL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LAL, JFY, YLL, NHC, TJF, CGH, WNC, HYL. Wrote the paper: LAL, JFY, YLL, NHC, TJF, CGH, WNC, HYL. N/A.