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Epworth Sleepiness Scale

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Epworth Sleepiness Scale
Sleep disorders A testing instrument used to indicated a person's risk of dozing in specific situations, as well as daytime sleepiness. See Sleep disorder.


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Responses were quantified by using the Epworth sleepiness scale and visual analog scales for daytime sleepiness, snoring, dysphonia, dysphagia, and throat pain (assessments of pain in general as well as pain that was perceived to be localized to the palate, nose, and tongue).
A history (figure 1), including ascertainment of the Epworth sleepiness scale score, [22,23] and a physical examination (figure 2) were performed on all patients.
The trial results demonstrated dose-related improvement in the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) scores, statistically significant at the 6 and 9 gram daily doses.
 
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