Surgery of obstructive sleeps breathing

ABSTRACT

The role of the different surgical procedures for the elimination of obstructive sleep breathing was evaluated and compared in 215 patients complaining of snoring. All cases requiring medical, dietetic or physical measures for elimination of snoring were excluded from the start. The studied cases were subjected to full history taking, medical and ENT examination, endoscopic and radiological examination, tape recording anad grading of snoring. Surgical treatment was designed to correct the underlying cause of upper airway obstruction producing snoring. Follow up of operated cases was done at weeks and months intervals of about one year. Following surgery, 95% of cases got complete relief of snoring and 82% were relieved from disturbed sleep. The results clearly prove that snoring is amenable to surgical therapy provided that proper assessment and selection of the cases is followed