Comparative analysis of methods for diagnosing sleep apnea

Nasal obstruction is one of the causes or severe manifestations of the sleep disturbances, that indicates the importance of purposeful analysis of such patients’ somnological examination results. Objective. To analyze the effectiveness of modern methods of examination of patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: polysomnography, computer-assisted somnography and cardiorespiratory monitoring. Material and methods. The materials of scientific publications, included in the MEDLINE, EMBAS, PubMed information databases, were used as a source of data. The selection of material was performed by the following keywords: respiratory sleep disorders, sleep apnea, diagnosis, cardiorespiratory monitoring, polysomnography, somnography, computer-assisted somnography in Russian and English with subsequent classification by the degree of correspondence to the information request. Results and conclusion. Somnological examination plays an important role in the examination of patients with a high respiratory risk. Selection of method for objective diagnosis of sleep-disordered breathing should be made considering the individual characteristics of each patient, the availability of specialized medical facilities.