J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg.  2022 Oct;48(5):277-283. 10.5125/jkaoms.2022.48.5.277.

Does risk of obstructive sleep apnea have interaction with chronic facial pain?

• Kang JH
• Lee JK

• KMID: 2534807
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5125/jkaoms.2022.48.5.277

Abstract

Objectives
The main purpose of the present study was to investigate the associations between the risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and chronic orofacial pain in a nationally representative sample of the Korean population.
Materials and Methods
Data from the 8th wave Korean national health and nutrition examination survey, which was conducted from 2019 to 2020 were analyzed. This study included 5,780 Koreans (2,503 males, 3,277 females) over 40 years of age. The presence of subjective chronic facial pain lasting more than 3 months was evaluated based on a self-reported questionnaire. The risk of OSA was determined using the STOP-BANG questionnaire. Data related to anthropometric and sociodemographic factors; diagnostic history of hypertension, depression, and OSA; level of health-related quality of life and stress awareness; health-related behaviors, including smoking and alcohol drinking; and sleep duration were collected. The participants were classified into two groups according to the presence of chronic facial pain.
Results
The level of health-related quality of life and stress awareness showed significant differences between the two groups. The sleep duration on weekends also presented significant differences. No significant differences were observed in the presence of snoring and observed apnea, while participants with chronic facial pain showed significantly higher levels of tiredness between the groups. The risk of OSA evaluated by STOP-BANG questionnaire showed significant differences between groups; however, the risk of OSA seemed to be higher in participants without chronic facial pain.
Conclusion
The participants with chronic facial pain demonstrated decreased sleep duration, lower health-related quality of life, and increased stress and tiredness. Even though, the role of OSA in the development of chronic facial pain was inconclusive from the study, it is possible that ethnicity play a role in relationship between OSA and chronic facial pain.

Keyword

Obstructive sleep apnea; Sleep; Insomnia; Pain

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  Fig. 1 Flow diagram of the study enrollment. (KNHANES: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey)

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