Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

by Johnson; Jonas T.

• ISBN13: 9781901865967
• ISBN10: 1901865967
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-12-20
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea addresses the current state of the art of the diagnosis and management of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea, a problem affecting up to 40 percent of the population with enormous associated costs and impact. The book covers every aspect of this common complaint: the causes, initial investigation and diagnosis, and treatment options, for both adults and children. Illustrated with diagnostic imaging, diagrams of local anatomy and surgical approaches, it features contributions from experts in each of the many clinical specialties involved with the management of these patients.

Table of Contents

Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Diagnostic considerations
Obstructive sleep apnea: the syndrome	p. 3
Non-apneic causes of excessive daytime sleepiness	p. 21
Obstructive sleep apnea in children	p. 41
Diagnostic studies for sleep apnea/hypopnea	p. 55
Therapy
Medical therapy	p. 81
Therapy with oral appliances	p. 111
Nasal obstruction and nasal surgery	p. 121
Tracheotomy	p. 137
Uvulopalato-pharyngoplasty	p. 145
Laser uvulopalato-pharyngoplasty	p. 155
Hypopharyngeal airway surgery	p. 175
Skeletal facial corrections	p. 185
Future advances
Radiofrequency tissue reduction	p. 205
Hypoglossal nerve stinulation	p. 211
Serotonergic medications	p. 223
Index	p. 235
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