An Australian study in the August issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine reports that the management rate of OSA in a primary care setting tripled from 2000 to 2014. Referral rates to a sleep clinic, respiratory physician or surgeon were high for OSA and snoring. According to the authors, the results also suggest that the traditional view of the OSA patient being male has changed in general practice, as the sex ratio of males to females has shrunk from 4:1 to approximately 2:1.
Read the article in JCSM: Management of Snoring and Sleep Apnea in Australian Primary Care: The BEACH Study (2000–2014)
