Article Type
Article
Abstract
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of anterior palatoplasty in treatment of patients with snoring and mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Material and Methods: The study included 12 patients suffering from snoring and mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea for whom all anterior palatoplasty was performed. Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS), flexible nasopharyngoscopy and polysomnography (PSG) were performed for all patients pre and post operatively and the results were analyzed to evaluate the effectiveness of the technique in treatment of the patients.
Results: The mean pre operative ESS significantly improved from 13.25 to 6.25 post operatively (P=0.000), the mean apnea hypopnea index (AHI) significantly decreased from 16.62 to 5.21(P=0.000), the mean lowest oxygen saturation (LOS) significantly improved from 78.92% to 88.83% (P=0.019) and the success rate was 91.7%.
Conclusion: The anterior palatoplasty is effective in treating patients with snoring and mild to moderate OSA as it produces subjective and objective improvement in sleep in such patients.
Keywords: Anterior palatoplasty, snoring, obstructive sleep apnea, polysomnography, apnea hypopnea index.
Recommended Citation
ElSalmawy A, Fathy H, Safwat M,
et al.
The role of anterior palatoplasty for treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea.
Pan Arab J. Rhinol.
2018;
8 : -.
Available at:
https://pajr.researchcommons.org/journal/vol8/iss2/4
