Table 4. Commonly encountered clinical features of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome.
Obesity (particularly central, BMI >30 kg/m2) |
Large neck circumference (>40 cm) |
Narrow mandible, narrow maxilla |
Retrognathia |
Dental malocclusion, overbite |
Reduced nasal patency |
High and narrow hard palate |
Elongated and low-lying uvula |
Enlarged tonsils and adenoids |
Macroglossia |