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Surgical Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Upper airway surgery is an important treatment option for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), particularly for those who have failed or cannot tolerate positive airway pressure therapy. Surgery aims to reduce anatomical upper airway obstruction in the nose, oropharynx, and hypopharynx.
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Sleep Apnea Surgery Sleep Apnea Surgery. What are the different surgical options for obstructive sleep apnea? What are benefits and risks of each of the surgeries. UPPP, tonsilectomy, pillar procedure, Inspire, mandibular advancement, tongue resection and others.
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Oropharyngeal Exercises Mouth and Neck Exercises That Can Help Improve Sleep Apnea. In this article you will discover 21 oropharyngeal exercises that can help you improve severe snoring and even obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). These exercises are useful for sleep breathing disorders only if the cause is similar with snoring. That is: large neck with weak muscles and floppy tissue.
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Surgical Procedure Female Alternative Surgery is a surgical procedure that encompasses many different techniques to treat the various diseases described throughout this website: Fibroids, Adenomyosis, Endometriosis and Ovarian Cysts.
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Types of Surgical Doctors Orthopedic surgeons treat injuries of the musculoskeletal system. They specialize in surgical sports medicine, musculoskeletal oncology, spine injuries, foot and ankle surgeries, joint reconstruction, shoulder and elbow surgery, hand surgery and pediatric orthopedics.
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Hyoid Surgery The three most common treatments for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), oral appliances, and surgery. Two possible surgeries are the hyoid suspension and tongue suspension. Moderate to severe OSA usually has at least some significant degree of obstruction at all three major levels of the upper airway: 1 – the nose and nasopharynx, 2 – the oropharynx, and 3 – the hypopharynx.
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Obstructive sleep apnea Obstructive sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common type of sleep apnea and is caused by complete or partial obstructions of the upper airway. It is characterized by repetitive episodes of shallow or paused breathing during sleep, despite the effort to breathe, and is usually associated with a reduction in blood oxygen saturation.
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What surgery options do I have for Rotator Cuff Disorders? Surgery for rotator cuff disorders is done to: 1  Repair tendon tears and smooth the underside of the upper point of the shoulder blade (acromion) to make more room for the tendon and bursa. 2  Restore strength and use of the shoulder.
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Cough (Chronic Cough) Deviated septum surgery (septoplasty) and turbinectomy (nasal airway surgery) is performed on individuals who have a deviated or crooked septum or enlarged tissues (turbinates) within the nose. The goal of surgery is to improve breathing, control nosebleeds, relieve sinus headaches, and promote drainage of the sinus cavities.
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Anti-reflux surgery - children Anti-reflux surgery is surgery to tighten the muscles at the bottom of the esophagus (the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach). Problems with these muscles can lead to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). This surgery can also be done during a hiatal hernia repair.
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Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Traditional Open-Heart Surgery. For this type of surgery, you'll be given medicine to help you fall asleep. A doctor will check your heartbeat, blood pressure, oxygen levels, and breathing during the surgery. A breathing tube will be placed in your lungs through your throat.
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- Types of surgery that may be done to treat severe cases of sleep apnea include: 1  Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty—The doctor removes excess soft tissue from the nose and/or throat. 2  Maxillomandibular advancement—The jawbone is repositioned forward.
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Peripheral Arterial Disease of the Legs - Surgery Most of the time, surgery is only done in cases of severe peripheral arterial disease (PAD), such as disabling intermittent claudication; open sores (ulcers that won't heal); or serious skin, bone, and tissue problems (gangrene).
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Sleep Apnea Treatment Options Some people with obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, are unable to use continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, the most commonly prescribed OSA treatment, despite best efforts. Now there’s a new, clinically proven therapy for some people with moderate to severe OSA who are unable to use CPAP.
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- Tenotomies have been performed in foot and ankle. surgeriesformanyyears. Traditionally,opentenotomies. wereperformedalone,insignificanttendoncontractures. withoutosseousinvolvement,orincombinationwith. osseoussurgerywhenosseouschangeswerealsopresent.
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Osteochondroma The treatment choice for osteochondroma is surgical removal of solitary lesion or partial excision of the outgrowth, when symptoms cause motion limitations or nerve and blood vessel impingements.
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- Oral appliance therapy is an effective treatment option for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). A custom-fit oral sleep appliance can improve your sleep, restore your alertness and revitalize your health. Here is a guide to help you get started with this life-changing treatment.
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Deviated Septum Repair (septoplasty) If a person has a deviated septum and it causes breathing problems or sleep apnea and snoring, surgery may be recommended to repair the septum. Surgery to fix a deviated septum is called a septoplasty, submucous resection of the septum, or septal reconstruction.
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What is obstructive sleep apnea? Since enlarged tonsils and adenoids are the most common cause of obstructive sleep apnea in children, surgical removal of the tonsils (tonsillectomy) and adenoids (adenoidectomy) is usually the recommended treatment (see tonsils and adenoids).
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Aortic Aneurysm - Surgery Open surgery and the less invasive procedure, called endovascular repair, are the two options for repairing a thoracic aortic aneurysm. The choice of repair can depend on the size and location of the aneurysm. Many of the risks of surgical or endovascular repair are similar for abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms.
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Sleep Apnea Treatments The most commonly performed types of surgery for sleep apnea include: 1  Nasal surgery: Correction of nasal problems such as a deviated septum. 2  Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP): A procedure that removes soft tissue on the back of the throat and palate, increasing the width of the airway at the opening of throat.
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Doctor, Please Explain Snoring 1 It tightens flabby tissues in the throat and palate, and expands air passages. 2  Thermal Ablation Palatoplasty (TAP) refers to procedures and techniques that treat snoring and some of them also are used to treat various severities of obstructive sleep apnea.
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Functional Rhinoplasty Surgical Treatment of the Internal Nasal Passages. In less complicated cases, functional nasal surgery involves surgical treatment of the internal nasal passages without alteration of the outer nose. Such surgeries include nasal septoplasty, turbinate reduction, and nasal polyp removal.
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Eye surgery Vitreo-retinal surgery includes the following. 1  Vitrectomy Anterior vitrectomy is the removal of the front portion of vitreous tissue. It is used for preventing or treating vitreous loss during cataract or corneal surgery, or to remove misplaced vitreous in conditions such as aphakia pupillary block glaucoma.
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Somnoplasty A Treatment For Snoring Somnoplasty is a surgical treatment for snoring. Somnoplasty uses heat energy to modify the tissues of the uvula and soft palate. Somnoplasty is an in-office procedure done with local anesthesia. Somnoplasty is not indicated for the treatment of sleep apnea.
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- Among the many procedures an oral surgeon performs are removal of oral cancers, reconstructive surgery, tooth removals, repair of birth defects, placement of dental implants, surgery to alleviate TMJ symptoms and repair of facial bone fractures.