Figure 1.
Diagnostic approach to OSA and post-operative evaluation of study subjects.
VAS: Visual analogue scale, DISE: Drug-induced sleep endoscopy, OSA: Obstructive sleep apnea.
Figure 2.
Changes in mean cross sectional area (MCA, cm2), as measured by acoustic rhinometry, pre- and post-nasal surgery.
*: p<0.05 when comparing the pre-and post-operative values.
Figure 3.
Changes in watch-PAT-derived factors, such as AHI (A), RDI (B), and ESS score (C), before and after nasal surgery.
*: p<0.05 when comparing the pre-and post-operative values.
Figure 4.
Changes in watch-PAT-derived factors, such as valid sleep time (A) and percentage of REM sleep (B), before and after nasal surgery.
*: p<0.05 when comparing the pre-and post-operative values.
Figure 5.
Changes in visual analog scale (VAS) score for subjective symptoms, such as nasal obstruction (A), snoring (B), and daytime somnolence (C), before and after nasal surgery.
*: p<0.05 when comparing the pre-and post-operative values.
Figure 6.
Changes in watch-PAT-derived factors, such as AHI (A) and RDI (B), before and after nasal surgery in the non-responder group (N = 11).
Figure 7.
Changes in watch-PAT-derived factors, such as valid sleep time (A) and percentage of REM sleep (B), before and after nasal surgery in the non-responder group (N = 11).
*: p<0.05 when comparing the pre-and post-operative values.