Open AccessSleepiness score-specific outcomes of a novel tongue repositioning procedure for the treatment of continuous positive airway pressure-resistant obstructive sleep apnea
Author(s) -
Rushdi Hendricks,
Malika Davids,
Hoosain Khalfey,
Hilda J Landman,
Anne Elisabeth Theron,
Eugene Engela,
Keertan Dheda
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/ams.ams_151_18
Subject(s) - medicine , epworth sleepiness scale , continuous positive airway pressure , obstructive sleep apnea , tongue , somnolence , anesthesia , sleep apnea , positive airway pressure , airway , excessive daytime sleepiness , apnea , surgery , polysomnography , adverse effect , sleep disorder , insomnia , pathology , psychiatry
The gold standard of treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). However, more than a third of patients have such difficulty with its chronic use such that they seek other options or choose to remain untreated. We evaluated sleepiness score-specific outcomes and the use of CPAP after tongue repositioning surgery for the treatment of OSA.