Joanne Avraam

The influence of alcohol on genioglossus single motor units in men and women during wakefulness

Joanne Avraam, Andrew Dawson, Christian LL Nicholas, Monika DD Fridgant, Feiven Lee Fan, Amanda Kay, Zi Yi Koay, Rachel Greig, Fergal JJ O'Donoghue, John Trinder, Amy SS Jordan

Journal article  |  2022  |  EXPERIMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY

NEW FINDINGS: What is the central question of this study? How does alcohol intake, which worsens obstructive sleep apnoea, alter m..

P005 The effect of alcohol on the motor control of the genioglossus muscle

J Avraam, A Dawson, C Nicholas, A Kay, F O’Donoghue, J Trinder, A Jordan

Journal article  |  2021  |  SLEEP Advances

Abstract Rationale Alcohol is recognised to worsen snoring and obstructive sle..

O037 Genioglossus motor control following the return to sleep after brief arousal

A Dawson, J Avraam, C Nicholas, A Kay, J Trinder, A Jordan

Journal article  |  2021  |  SLEEP Advances

Abstract Rationale Arousal from sleep has been shown to elicit a prolonged inc..

After-discharge in the upper airway muscle genioglossus following brief hypoxia

Joanne Avraam, Andrew Dawson, Nicole Feast, Feiven Lee Fan, Monika D Fridgant, Amanda Kay, Zi Yi Koay, Pingdong Jia, Rachel Greig, Therese Thornton, Christian L Nicholas, Fergal J O'Donoghue, John Trinder, Amy S Jordan

Journal article  |  2021  |  SLEEP

STUDY OBJECTIVES: Genioglossus (GG) after-discharge is thought to protect against pharyngeal collapse by minimizing periods of low..

Perinatal Nicotine Reduces Chemosensitivity of Medullary 5-HT Neurons after Maturation in Culture

Joanne Avraam, Yuanming Wu, George Bradley Richerson

Journal article  |  2020  |  NEUROSCIENCE

Perinatal exposure to nicotine produces ventilatory and chemoreflex deficits in neonatal mammals. Medullary 5-HT neurons are putat..

Motor Control of the Genioglossus During After Discharge

A Jordan, CL Nicholas, J Avraam, A Dawson, T Thornton, A Kay, P Jia, R Greig, N Feast, F Fan, M Fridgant, J Trinder

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Does Nasal Obstruction Induce Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Healthy Women?

Islay Pittaway, Anna Ishkova, Helena Bean, Stephanie McCarthy, Isabella Lay, Joanne Avraam, Andrew Dawson, Therese Thornton, Christian L Nicholas, John Trinder, Fergal J O'Donoghue, Melinda L Jackson, Amy S Jordan

Journal article  |  2020  |  NATURE AND SCIENCE OF SLEEP

PURPOSE: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is less prevalent among women and is associated with different symptoms and consequences to..

The effect of sex and body weight on lung volumes during sleep

Joanne Avraam, Andrew Dawson, Peter D Rochford, Danny J Brazzale, Fergal J O'Donoghue, John Trinder, Amy S Jordan

Journal article  |  2019  |  SLEEP

STUDY OBJECTIVES: Low lung volumes are thought to contribute to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). OSA is worse in the supine versus l..

The Effects of Experimental Sleep Fragmentation and Sleep Deprivation on the Response of the Genioglossus Muscle to Inspiratory Resistive Loads

Jennifer M Cori, Christian L Nicholas, Joanne Avraam, V Vien Lee, Rachel Schembri, Melinda L Jackson, Amy S Jordan

Journal article  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF CLINICAL SLEEP MEDICINE

STUDY OBJECTIVES: Poor upper airway dilator muscle function may contribute to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Sleep deprivation red..

The effect of body mass and sex on the accuracy of respiratory magnetometers for measurement of end-expiratory lung volumes

Joanne Avraam, Rosie Bourke, John Trinder, Christian L Nicholas, Danny Brazzale, Fergal J O'Donoghue, Peter D Rochford, Amy S Jordan

Journal article  |  2016  |  JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Respiratory magnetometers are increasingly being used in sleep studies to measure changes in end-expiratory lung volume (EELV), in..