Season 6 | Episode 23
DR. DANNY J. ECKERT, GUEST
On this episode of Speaking Sleep, host Dr. Seema Khosla welcomes Danny J. Eckert, PhD, a sleep and respiratory physiologist and professor at Flinders College in Adelaide, Australia. Because the director of the Adelaide Institute for Sleep Well being, he discusses his groundbreaking work on OSA endotyping and the PALM classification system (Pcrit, Arousal threshold, Loop achieve, and Muscle restoration). Dr. Eckert is a number one professional in his subject and the recipient of the 2023 European Respiratory Society Gold Medal in Sleep-Disordered Respiration.
Uncover why 70% of OSA sufferers have non-anatomical causes and the way understanding these distinct endotypes can revolutionize therapy approaches. The dialog delves into sensible purposes for scientific settings, analyzing the roles of weight problems and nasal obstruction in sleep apnea whereas discussing focused therapeutic methods, together with GABAergic medicines.
