Efficacy of pillar implants to reduce snoring and daytime sleepiness

OBJECTIVE: To measure the efficacy of pillar implants in reducing snoring. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 30 adult patients who underwent pillar implants were assessed preoperatively and at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after the implantation. Improvement was measured using snoring frequency, visual anal...

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Autores principales: Khasawneh, Laith, Odat, Haitham, Khassawneh, Basheer Y, Kheirallah, Khalid A, Khassawneh, Adi H, Omari, Ahmad Al, Smadi, Maisa, Alzoubi, Firas, Alomari, Safwan, Al-Mistarehi, Abdel-Hameed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Future Science Ltd 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8147739/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34046203
http://dx.doi.org/10.2144/fsoa-2021-0020
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: To measure the efficacy of pillar implants in reducing snoring. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 30 adult patients who underwent pillar implants were assessed preoperatively and at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after the implantation. Improvement was measured using snoring frequency, visual analog scale for snoring loudness, and Epworth sleepiness scale for daytime sleepiness. RESULTS: The mean snoring frequency, loudness and Epworth score were reduced from 6.9, 9.2 and 7.4 at the baseline to 5, 5.9 and 5.6, respectively, at 12 months postoperatively (all p < 0.03). The partial implant extrusion rate was 6.7%. CONCLUSION: We suggest that a pillar implant procedure should be considered before proceeding to more morbid surgeries in patients with snoring and daytime sleepiness.

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