| Autor: |
Drinnan MJ; Department of Medical Physics, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK., Richardson HC, Close PR, Smithson AJ, White JE, Griffiths CJ, Marshall HF, Gibson GJ |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Clinical otolaryngology and allied sciences [Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci] 1999 Aug; Vol. 24 (4), pp. 335-8. |
| DOI: |
10.1046/j.1365-2273.1999.00268.x |
| Abstrakt: |
Laser palatoplasty (LPP) is widely used for the treatment of non-apnoeic snoring, despite the lack of objective data supporting its use. We report measurements of snoring in a prospective study of LPP, and we compare the results with a previous study of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP). Twenty patients with an apnoea/hypopnoea index < 20 h-1 underwent LPP for habitual snoring. Overnight sound recordings were compared before and 6 months after operation using three objective indices; L, (the level exceeded by the loudest 1% of sound), L5 (the level exceeded by the loudest 5% of sound) and P50 (% total sleep time above 50 dBA). The subjective impression of snoring severity (Wilcoxon test, P < 0.001), and objective indices L1 and P50 (t-test, P < 0.001) showed significant reductions after LPP. The mean change in L1 was 4.2 dBA, comparable to that we previously reported for UPPP, while P50 was reduced to less than one-third its preoperative value. No other sleep variables changed significantly following LPP. We conclude that LPP results in reduced snoring volume comparable to that following UPPP. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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