METHOD OF TREATING FUNCTIONAL SOMATIC SYNDROMES AND DIAGNOSING SLEEP DISORDERS BASED ON FUNCTIONAL SOMATIC SYNDROME SYMPTOMS

摘要

The method of treating functional somatic syndromes includes identifying apatient as having a functional somatic syndrome or a symptom thereof andtreating such a patient with an airway stabilization technique. Suitableairway stabilization techniques include positive airway pressure therapies,such as a CPAP treatment, and a mechanical airway stabilization device, suchas an oral appliance, a tissue distending device, and a stimulation device.The method of diagnosing a sleep disorder includes determining whether apatient suffers from one or more symptoms of a functional somatic syndrome,and diagnosing such a patient having one or more symptoms of a functionalsomatic syndrome as having sleep-disordered breathing. The method may furtherinclude treating such a patient with an airway stabilization technique.