Open AccessHypersomnia following uvulopalatopharyngoplasty for snoring
Author(s) -
Smith R.P.,
Pépin JL.,
Catterall J.R.,
Lévy P.A.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
european respiratory journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.021
H-Index - 241
eISSN - 1399-3003
pISSN - 0903-1936
DOI - 10.1034/j.1399-3003.1999.14a41.x
Subject(s) - uvulopalatopharyngoplasty , medicine , airway , anesthesia , airway obstruction , sleep apnea syndromes , excessive daytime sleepiness , sleep apnea , obstructive sleep apnea , airway resistance , breathing , surgery , apnea , sleep disorder , polysomnography , insomnia , psychiatry
This report describes three cases who underwent uvulopalatopharyngoplasty for severe snoring and who subsequently developed progressive excessive daytime sleepiness. All three cases were shown to have sleep fragmentation as a result of non‐apnoeic episodic upper airway narrowing. These cases raise the possibility that increased upper airway resistance during sleep may be exacerbated or even caused by uvulopalatopharyngoplasty. Ideally, sleep‐disordered breathing should be carefully excluded before this surgery is offered as treatment for severe snoring. Eur Respir J 1999; 14: 239–241.