Efficacy of Roncolab mobile application for diagnosing the primary sign of sleep-disordered breathing (snoring) in children
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2023
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"Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is a group of disorders associated with breathing anomalies during
sleep. Easily detectable by sound, snoring is one of the most common manifestations and the main sign
of SDB. Snoring is characteristic of breathing sound during sleep, without apnea, hypoventilation, or
interrupted sleep. It may reduce the percentage of sleep and increase microarousals due to breathing
effort or gas exchange. A range of questionnaires have been validated and adapted to the pediatric
population to screen for patients who require laboratory testing. The Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire
(PSQ) screens for SDB and identifies primary signs such as snoring. RoncoLab is a mobile application
that records and measures snoring intensity and frequency. The aim is to compare the RoncoLab app and the
PSQ regarding how efficiently they diagnose snoring".