Sleep Med Psychophysiol.  2005 Jun;12(1):64-67.

One Case of Nasal Surgery in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Ansan, Korea. shleeent@kumc.or.kr
  • 2Department of Pulmonary Sleep Disorder Center, Korea University College of Medicine, Ansan, Korea.
  • 3Department of Respiratory Internal Medicine, Korea University Col-lege of Medicine, Ansan, Korea.

Abstract

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common disease in the field of otorhinolaryngology and is characterized by repeated upper airway occlusions occurring during sleep. OSAS can occur due to various etiologies of the nasal, oral, pharyngeal and laryngeal airway in adults. Nasal obstruction can be caused by septal deviation, nasal polyps, concha bullosa, choanal atresia, neoplasms, foreign body, postoperative/post-traumatic synechiae, various rhinitis and so on. There are various kinds of surgical treatment of OSAS including nasal surgery, LAUP, UPPP, surgery of tongue base, tracheostomy and so on, but the effect of nasal surgery on snoring and OSAS is controversial. The authors report the case of a patient who had experienced nasal obstruction, moderate snoring and OSAS and who improved after septoplasty and turbinoplasty.

Keyword

Sleep apnea; Obstructive; Snoring; Nasal obstruction; Surgery

MeSH Terms

Adult
Choanal Atresia
Foreign Bodies
Humans
Nasal Obstruction
Nasal Polyps
Nasal Surgical Procedures*
Otolaryngology
Rhinitis
Sleep Apnea Syndromes
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive*
Snoring
Tongue
Tracheostomy
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