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The Epworth sleepiness score

24 October 2012

If you suspect that a patient is suffering from sleep apnoea, the easiest thing is to assess them using the Epworth sleepiness score (ESS). This is a series of questions to assess how tired someone feels and generally a score above 10 is indicative of the need for further investigation and also a sleep study.

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