Emotional content of dreams in obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome patients and sleepy snorers attending a sleep-disordered breathing clinic.

Study Objectives: To assess prospectively the emotional content of dreams in individuals with the obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) and sleepy snorers.

Methods: Prospective observational study. Forty-seven patients with sleepiness and snoring attending a sleep-disordered breathing clinic, completed a morning diary concerning pleasantness/unpleasantness of their dreams for 10 days, and then had AHI assessed by a limited-channel home sleep study.

Simple interventions improve re-attendance when treating the sleep apnoea syndrome.

Background And Purpose: Interventions to improve treatment outcomes in sleep apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS) have had mixed success. Most have concentrated on following the use of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines; poorer users may not return for machine readings, so any compliance study must take into account rates of attendance rates. We hypothesised that a series of additional, early support measures would improve re-attendance over a sustained period.

Early predictors of CPAP use for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.

Study Objectives: To identify factors before a trial of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment that are associated with lower compliance.

Design: A prospective cohort study. Initial Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale scores and other demographic data were noted.