Optimal nocturnal humidification for xerostomia
| Autor: | Randall P. Morton, K. David Hay |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Quality of sleep Nocturnal Quality of life Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Medicine Aged Morning business.industry Dry cough Humidity Equipment Design Middle Aged Surgery Sjogren's Syndrome Otorhinolaryngology Nocturnal sleep Sjogrens syndrome Anesthesia Patient Compliance Sleep Deprivation Female Delivery system business |
| Zdroj: | Head & Neck. 28:792-796 |
| ISSN: | 1097-0347 1043-3074 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/hed.20419 |
| Popis: | Background. Xerostomia is associated with a diffi- culty of maintaining oral hygeine and with symptoms of daytime oral discomfort and nocturnal sleep disturbance. Methods. A pilot study was conducted to test the efficacy of a new method of delivering heated humidified air (37 degrees C, 100% water vapor saturated, at 20-25 L/min flow rate via spe- cially designed nasal prongs) overnight for 2 weeks to 10 volun- teers with Sjogrens Syndrome. Effectiveness was assessed by means of questionnaire, including the validated Xerostomia In- ventory together with specific questions related to quality of sleep and oral comfort. Results. Nine subjects completed the study. Daytime xero- stomia symptoms were significantly reduced in participants (p ¼ .004). Night-time oral comfort was significantly improved (p ¼ .005) as was early morning mouth comfort (p ¼ .008). Frequency of dry cough was also significantly reduced over the study pe- riod (p < .001). Conclusions. The body temperature, pressure saturated, delivery system was well tolerated and succeeded in alleviating the major oral and pharyngeal symptoms produced by xerosto- mia. These results have encouraged us to pursue further research in the application of this method of providing heated humidification. V C 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 28: 792-796, 2006 |
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