Journal of Sleep Disorders & Therapy
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Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of California, Sacramento, United States

Publications

• Research Article   
  Impact of COVID-19 on Seasonality of Pediatric OSA: An Experience from the University-Level Sleep Lab
  Author(s): Sukhkaran S. Aulakh, Jamie L. Funamura, Roberto N. Solis, Farrukh R. Virani and Kiran Nandalike*
  
  Objective: Building on previous work demonstrating greater severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) in children in winter and spring months due to increased Upper Respiratory Infection (URI) and allergens, along with reports of decreased frequency of URIs with universal infection precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic, this study examines seasonality in pediatric OSA and the effects of the current pandemic at a university-level sleep laboratory. Methods: In this retrospective chart review we included children under 18 years of age without significant medical co-morbidities, who underwent Polysomnography (PSG) at University of California, Davis sleep lab. We compared the variability in Apnea Hypopnea Index (AHI) between the seasons and compared the demographics, PSG parameters, seasonal variation in AHI between the pre-pandemic (Dec.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2167-0277.22.11.369

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