Sleep apnea syndrome is characterized by loud snoring, excessive daytime somnolence and multiple attack of apnea during sleep which can cause sudden nocturnal death, cor pulmonale, hypertension, personality change and morning headache. We report a typ...
Sleep apnea syndrome is characterized by loud snoring, excessive daytime somnolence and multiple attack of apnea during sleep which can cause sudden nocturnal death, cor pulmonale, hypertension, personality change and morning headache. We report a typical case of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in a 30 year old Korean woman. She was very obese and complained loud snoring, daytime hypersomnolence. Nocturnal sleep study showed repetitive attack of apnea and fall of arterial oxygen tension and saturation. Bilateral severe tonsilar hypertrophy was thought to be the mechanism of obstruction.