Abstract
Obstructive sleep apnea is a disease consisting of episodes of partial or complete closure of the upper airway that occur during sleep and lead to breathing cessation defined as a period of apnea more than 10s. Symptom include restlessness, snoring, recurrent awakening, morning headache and excessive day time sleepiness. Diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea is based on sleep history and polysomnography
Highlights
Obstructive sleep apnea is a disease consisting of episodes of partial or complete closure of the upper airway that occur during sleep and lead to breathing cessation defined as a period of apnea more than 10s
Success of sleep surgery depends on informations about sites of collaps of upper respiratory tract during apnea attacks
Two are widely described: midazolam (Hypnovel®), the first to be used in sleep endoscopy, and propofol (Diprivan®)
Summary
Obstructive sleep apnea is a disease consisting of episodes of partial or complete closure of the upper airway that occur during sleep and lead to breathing cessation defined as a period of apnea more than 10s. Visualizing of Upper Respiratory Tract during Physiologicaly Sleep *Corresponding author: Arman Afrashi, E.N.T. Specialist, Sleep Surgeon, Private Practice, Izmir, Turkey Drug-induced sleep endoscopy, Micro camera, Medical innovation, Obstructive sleep apnea, Upper airway obstruction
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