Journal Reviews

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Long-term effectiveness of sleep surgery for obstructive sleep apnoea

2 March 2022 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Continuous positive airway pressure, Expansion pharyngoplasty, Obstructive sleep apnea, Polysomnography

n this study, 39 patients from Turkey with obstructive sleep apnoea (of varying severity) underwent an expansion sphincter pharyngoplasty. This operation was devised by Prof Kenny Pang in Singapore and involves using the palatopharyngeus muscle and partly relocating it laterally...

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RCT: tongue retaining devices vs CPAP for OSA

7 January 2021 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Continuous positive airway pressure, Obstructive sleep apnea, TRD, Thai, Tongue-retaining device

This study compared the effect of a tongue retaining device versus the use of CPAP in 27 patients within a crossover RCT design. Tongue retaining devices (also known as tongue stabilising devices), are similar in appearance to a plastic tongue-sized...

Nasal deformity following CPAP injury

1 September 2015 | | Continuous positive airway pressure, Deformity, Late presenting, Nasal

Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) is commonly used as a non-invasive alternative to endotracheal intubation and tracheotomy to provide respiratory support to very low birth weight (VLBW) (<1500 g) neonates. Nasal injury is a well recognised complication and figures...