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Treatment of Snoring with a Nasopharyngeal Airway Tube

Case Reports in Medicine, 2016
Objective. To study the feasibility of a standard nasopharyngeal airway tube (NPAT) as treatment for snoring. Methods. An obese 35-year-old man, who is a chronic, heroic snorer, used NPATs while (1) the patient’s bedpartner scored the snoring and (2) the
Macario Camacho, Edward T. Chang, Camilo Fernandez-Salvador, Robson Capasso   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Crouzon’s syndrome with adenotonsillitis: conventional surgery in altered anatomy. [PDF]

, 2013
Background/Objectives: Crouzon’s syndrome is characterized by premature closure of the cranial sutures, midface hypoplasia, orbital deformities & other associated abnormalities.Children with Crouzon syndrome frequently have obstructive sleep apnea ...
Appaji, Mohan, Devi, Pinky, MK, Goutham, Naik, Sarika s, Naik, Sudhir M, S, Ravishankar, SM, Annapurna   +6 more
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Evaluating Sleep Apnea: In‐Lab Versus at‐Home Recording Time and the Impact of Positional Disease

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
We evaluated the minimum recording time needed for in‐lab polysomnography (PSG1) and home sleep apnea test Type 3 portable monitoring (HSAT) to accurately reflect the full‐night apnea–hypopnea index (AHI) in patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Raquel Chartuni Pereira Teixeira, Michel Burihan Cahali   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long-term prediction of adherence to continuous positive air pressure therapy for the treatment of moderate/severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is a highly effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). However, poor adherence is a limiting factor, and a significant proportion of patients are unable to tolerate CPAP.
Angelico F, Baratta F, Brunori M, Bucci T, Del Ben M, Fabiani M, Fabiani V, Lillo R, Loffredo L, Pannitteri G, Pastori D   +10 more
core   +1 more source

Patient‐Reported Outcomes of Palatopharyngeal Surgery Without Tonsillectomy: A Meta‐Analysis

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
Palatopharyngeal surgery without tonsillectomy leads to clinically meaningful improvements in daytime sleepiness and snoring, but patient‐reported outcomes vary markedly by surgical technique. Suture‐based procedures, muscle relocation, cold‐steel approaches, and powered instruments show the largest and durable benefits, with no evidence of effect ...
Samuel Tschopp, Flora Meinert, Georgios Mantokoudis, Marco Caversaccio, Urs Borner   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Endoscopic Suture Ligation and Sclerotherapy for Pharyngolaryngeal Venous Malformation

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
This study evaluated suture ligation combined with sclerotherapy in 53 patients with pharyngolaryngeal venous malformations. A single procedure achieved complete resolution in 79.25% of cases, with no serious complications or need for prophylactic tracheostomy.
Jiajun Tian, Juke Ma, Ahmad A. Hariri, Zhenghua Lv, Peng Cui, Wei Xu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Heart rate variability in non-apneic snorers and controls before and after continuous positive airway pressure

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2005
Background We hypothesized that sympathetic nervous system activity (SNSA) is increased and parasympathetic nervous system activity (PNSA) is decreased during non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep in non-apneic, otherwise healthy, snoring individuals ...
Mateika Jason H, Mateika Susan E, Gates Gregory J   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of aging in snoring prevalence

Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2008
Objectives:To determine the effect of aging in snoring prevalence. Cross-sectional epidemiological study.Methods:Three different districts of Denizli, Turkey were randomly chosen to constitute the study group.
Cüneyt Orhan Kara, Funda Tümkaya, Bülent Topuz, Necdet Ardıç, Mehmet Zencir   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond BMI: The Impact of the New Lancet Commission Diagnostic Criteria on Prevalence of Obesity in the United States

Obesity, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study compared population characteristics and overall US prevalence of obesity over time using the BMI criteria and the 2025 Lancet Commission criteria (i.e., the Excess Adiposity criteria). Methods We analyzed data from 58,053 adults aged ≥ 20 years in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1999 to 2023.
Jennifer H. Hwang, Neda Laiteerapong
wiley   +1 more source

Irreversible Electroporation for Tonsillar Ablation in Adults

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To evaluate the safety and efficacy of irreversible electroporation for non‐thermal ablation of tonsils in adults. Study Design Prospective interventional case series of 24 adult patients referred for tonsillectomy that were followed for 3 months. Setting Academic medical center.
Codrut Sarafoleanu, Ionut Tanase, Mihai Alexandru Pascu, Desiderio Passali, Ari DeRowe   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source