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The diagnosis of sleep apnea or sleep apnea syndrome is made through a sleep study, which records all phases of breathing during sleep and helps improve quality of life.
Sleep apnea syndromeSleep apnea syndrome or obstructive sleep apnea is a breathing disorder during the night that affects the upper airway.
What is sleep apnea or sleep apnea syndrome and how is it related to the nasal septum?
Its diagnosis is made through a sleep study, which records all phases of breathing during sleep and helps improve quality of life.
Surgical intervention can be a different treatment for the problem of sleep apnea (also known as sleep apnea), for a group of patients. Before the operation, your Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon will perform a detailed clinical and radiographic examination of the respiratory / airway for any difficulty in patency and therefore in the exchange of gases between the nose and lungs.
Sleep apnea syndrome“Obstructive sleep apnea” or sleep apnea syndrome can be successfully treated and cured. Depending on the severity of the problem, the appropriate treatment will be decided.
Because sleeping on your back increases snoring, try sleeping on your side
especially the last two hours before you go to sleep
If you are diagnosed with a mild form of “sleep apnea”, treatment may not include medication but ways to reduce snoring.
Weight loss, avoiding alcohol, caffeine and heavy meals two hours before bedtime, sleeping medications and changing position during sleep.
In the case of mild sleep apnea, these practical guidelines may lead to improvement or even complete cure.
If the diagnosis of sleep apnea syndrome concerns mild to moderate “sleep apnea” or if there is an inability to use a C – PAP machine, recent studies have shown that an intraoral device can be a first-line therapeutic method.
The intraoral appliance is a custom-made splint that is placed in the mouth during sleep and holds the lower jaw forward by bringing the tongue forward.
By moving the lower jaw forward, the device raises the soft palate or keeps the tongue from falling back into the airway and causing obstruction.
While not as effective as the C-PAP device, their use is indicated in patients with mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea who prefer oral appliances or who do not respond to C-PAP devices or are not the appropriate solution for them or finally for patients who cannot change their sleeping habits.
Patients with intraoral appliances should visit their doctor at regular intervals to study the treatment and its progress, modify or adjust the device and ensure improvement of symptoms.
Sleep apnea syndromeThe following procedures are those that, either individually or in combination, can causally solve the problem of sleep apnea / sleep apnea syndrome.
If the airway is blocked at the level of the soft palate, pharyngoplasty may be a solution. It is usually a solution for patients who cannot tolerate the use of C-PAP. Pharyngoplasty shortens and stiffens the soft palate by removing part of the uvula and reducing the edges of the soft palate.
If the airway obstruction is at the base of the tongue, hyoid bone suspension is one of the recommended treatments. It is usually performed on patients who cannot tolerate a C-PAP device. The hyoid bone is a “U” shaped bone located in the midline of the neck above the level of the thyroid cartilage and has connections to many muscles of the neck and tongue. The procedure immobilizes the hyoid bone on the thyroid cartilage and helps stabilize this area of the airway.
The advancement of the genioglossus muscle was invented exclusively for the treatment of “obstructive sleep apnea” and was designed to increase the patency of the upper airway. With this operation, the anterior tendon of the tongue is tightened, thus reducing the displacement of the tongue in the pharynx. This operation is usually performed in combination with one of the above-mentioned operations (staphyloperiopharyngology, hyoid bone stabilization).
It is this operation in which the upper and/or lower jaw are moved forward. As the bones are surgically moved forward, the soft tissues of both the tongue and the palate are also moved forward, opening the upper part of the airway more. In fact, for some patients, advancing the upper and/or lower jaw is the only technique that can create the necessary airway width and solve the problem of “obstructive sleep apnea”/sleep apnea syndrome.
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