Abstract:Background: Upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS) is a recent concept introduced among sleep disordered breathing (chronic snoring and Obstructive sleep apnea) disorders. UARS also presents with excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), which is associated with impaired social functioning, work performance and driving ability. However, UARS is not merely a continuum between chronic snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Not only UARS patients have equal gender distribution and thin body habitus but they also d… Show more
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