OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA

Laser assisted uvulopalatoplasty: six and eighteen month results. J Laryngol Otol 1998; 1 12(7):639-41. WAREING MJ, CALLANAN VP, MITCHELL DB. Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, U.K. Our ongoing evaluation of the results of tips to stop snoring obstructive sleep apnea laser assisted uvulopalatoplasty (LAUP) for snoring is presented. Follow-up between 18 and 24 months post-treatment completion, of patients with a successful result at six months, reveals that 22 % of these patients suffer failure of cures for snoring problems obstructive sleep apnea snoring control between these two evaluation points. This equates to an overall success rate at this time of 55%. LAUP, like other surgical remedies for snoring, has a continued relapse rate. This must be considered sleep apnea video obstructive sleep apnea when counselling patients