The anatomical cause for OSA is heterogeneous and the structure of the airway can change dramatically between awake and asleep states, mostly due to alterations in muscle tone. Thus, only DISE allows the observ
Anendoscopy is not usually painful, but it can be uncomfortable. Most people only have mild discomfort, similar to indigestion or a sore throat. The procedure is usually done while you're awake. You may be given a local anaesthetic to numb a specific area of your body. What is the differ...
Are you awake for a cystoscopy? You are awake during the procedure. Your doctor puts an anesthetic gel into your urethra. This numbs the area so you have no discomfort. The gel feels cold and you may have a slight burning feeling. How painful is a flexible cystoscopy? A cystoscopy can b...
Patients are asleep and should not feel anything. Office sigmoidoscopies are done on awake patients, but these are not done very often anymore. After the Endoscopy Procedure If you have been sedated, you will be moved to a recovery area to wake up. Once sedation has worn off before you...
awake subjects.[5,8-10]ynamic evaluation of airway during natural sleep via endoscopy was firstescribed in 1978.[11]Since sleep endoscopy during spontaneous sleep is not feasible inoutine clinical practice,airway endoscopy with pharmacologic sedation,or drug-inducedleep endoscopy(DISE),evolved in ...