...Konrad E. BLOCH; Erich W. RUSSI; Vladimir KAPLAN In the present study, our aim was to investigate whether the variability of conductance over the course of inspiration reflects flow limitation. Pressure/flow conditions in the upper airway were modelled by a collapsible tube within a rigid chamber...

...Rajat Mathur; Ian L. Mortimore; Mohammed A. Jan; Neil J. Douglas 1. Patency of the upper airway is critical to respiration. Although about half of patients with the sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome obstruct their upper airway at the retropalatal level, the respiratory actions of the palatal muscles...