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2024-06-24

Sobre la prevalencia de apnea obstructiva del sueño en estudiantes universitarios con somnolencia diurna excesiva

On the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea among university students with excessive daytime sleepiness

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https://doi.org/10.15446/revfacmed.v74.124259

Palabras clave:

Apnea Obstructiva del Sueño, Somnolencia, Estudiantes, Trastornos del Sueño, Prevalencia (es)
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, Sleepiness, Students, Sleep Wake Disorders, Prevalence (en)

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  • Ines Pinto-Coaquira Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista - Sede Ica - Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud - Escuela Profesional de Medicina Humana - Ica - Perú. https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0394-2887
  • Miriam Legua-Barrios Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista - Sede Ica - Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud - Escuela Profesional de Medicina Humana - Ica - Perú. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4993-0909

Señor editor:

La apnea obstructiva del sueño (AOS) es un trastorno respiratorio caracterizado por episodios repetidos de colapso parcial o total de la vía aérea superior durante el sueño que causan despertares e incapacidad para lograr y mantener las etapas de sueño más reparadoras, lo que resulta en somnolencia diurna excesiva (SDE). 1 Las personas con SDE pueden presentar uno o más de los siguientes síntomas: sensación de somnolencia excesiva, quedarse dormido sin darse cuenta, episodios de sueño prolongando no reparador, necesidad de varias siestas en un mismo día e inercia del sueño (dificultad prolongada para despertarse, irritabilidad, comportamientos automáticos o confusión). 2

Dear Editor:

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a respiratory disorder characterized by repeated episodes of partial or complete collapse of the upper airway during sleep. These episodes cause awakenings and an inability to achieve and maintain the most restorative stages of sleep, resulting in excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS).1 Individuals struggling with EDS may experience one or more of the following symptoms: feelings of excessive sleepiness, episodes of inadvertently falling asleep or sleep attacks, prolonged main sleep episode that is nonrestorative, recurrent naps in the same day, and sleep inertia, which is characterized by prolonged difficulty waking up, irritability, automatic behavior, or confusion.2

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Sobre la prevalencia de apnea obstructiva del sueño en estudiantes universitarios con somnolencia diurna excesiva. (2024). Revista De La Facultad De Medicina, 74, e124259. https://doi.org/10.15446/revfacmed.v74.124259

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