Objective: Polysomnographic (PSG) measures are unable to capture all outcomes for surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We evaluate quality of life outcomes in patients who undergo site-specific surgery for sleep apnea regardless of surgical cure. Design: Retrospective phone survey ...
This book “Reversing Sleep Apnea" provides the very practical proof that sleep apnea can be reversed by losing weight. The author of this book Dr. RK provides all the real-time data on how he successfully reversed his obstructive sleep apnea once and for all. He reported that his De...
Laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty (LAUP) is a widely accepted procedure for the management of snoring, but its role in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is currently unclear. The objective of the study was to evaluate the role of LAUP in treating moderate and severe obstructive ...
UPPP, in which a surgeon removes tissue at the back of the throat, can require a hospital stay and a long recovery;it’s typically used for patients with moderate obstructive sleep apnea. But other procedures can be performed under local anesthesia in a surgeon’s office, including laser-...
UPPP, in which a surgeon removes tissue at the back of the throat, can require a hospital stay and a long recovery; it’s typically used for patients with moderate obstructive sleep apnea. But other procedures can be performed under local anesthesia in a surgeon’s office, including laser...
Apnea is defined as a cessation of airflow (breathing) lasting for at least 10 seconds. Obstructive Sleep Apnea is still a poorly recognized medical condition that affects middle aged male and female population. The health related consequences of sleep-disorder breathing are hypertension myocardial ...
Maxillomandibular advancement surgery: a cure for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 1995; 7(2):327-36.Waite PD, Shettar SM (1995) Maxillomandibular advancement surgery: a cure for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin N Am 7:327–336...
Laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty (LAUP) is a widely accepted procedure for the management of snoring, but its role in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is currently unclear. The objective of the study was to evaluate the role of LAUP in treating moderate and severe obstructive ...
24. The method of claim 22, wherein the disease characterised by impaired signalling of neurotrophins and/or other trophic factors is selected from the group consisting of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, cognitive dysfunction, mild cognitive impairment, obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea, traum...
Adenotonsillectomy usually cures obstructive sleep apnoea in otherwise healthy children. When children, with congenital cardiac pathology, suffer sleep hypoxaemia following their corrective cardiac surgery, they are referred to an otolaryngologist for adenotonsillectomy. Hardly any studies have been published ...