David W. Appel
<p><strong>Clinical Specialty Areas</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>sleep medicine</li>
<li>general pulmonary medicine</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Current Studies</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Use of a snoring scale and bedside pharyngeal volume measurements to predict obstructive sleep apnea and cpap pressure to treat it prior to the performance of any sleep studies</li>
<li>Sleep and Cough
<ol type="a">
<li>effect of sleep apnea on awake cough response</li>
<li>effect of treatment of sleep apnea on awake cough response</li>
<li>measurement of cough response during sleep among normals/effect of sleep stage</li>
<li>cough response during sleep among people with sleep apnea</li>
</ol>
</li>
<li>Sleep and Gastroespohageal reflux among people with obstructive sleep apnea</li>
<li>Obstructive sleep apnea and aspiration</li>
<li>Restless Leg Syndrome
<ol type="a">
<li>Restless Leg Syndrome among post-gastric bypass patients</li>
<li>Relation between Restless Leg Syndrome and H. pylori</li>
<li>Relation between Restless Leg Syndrome and use of proton pump inhibitors</li>
</ol>
</li>
<li>Obstructive sleep apnea and anemia of aging. Is hepcidin a factor?</li>
<li>Obstructive sleep apnea and congestive heart failure among African Americans</li>
</ol>
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