Rest sleep apnea tongue seam

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Sleep apnea patients, an important reason is that uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) process engineering, only 40% of the time since the collapse of the tongue is not resolved. Once you've added a tongue-based programs, the success rate rose to about 80%. A pair of tongue collapse of choice, but its problem is, literally, bound at the base of the tongue midline chin, so they will not lag behind minimally invasive approach while you sleep.

ThisPrograms can be a simple surgical equipment, but a more convenient way is to package feed rest. This is an alternative, low-invasive selection criteria for mandibular osteotomy and genioglossus advancement (objective genetic algorithm) is a rectangular window in the lower jaw midline cut and pull, pull back the tongue forward.

In essence, a small screw in the back, jaw at the bottom of the centerline, and aPermanent suture is attached. This continuous suture through the tongue back into the cochlea of the region around a bend to bring well-trained him side by side (see figures below). In fact, it is the tongue so that it does not have recourse, if your back or the depth of sleep, due to muscle relaxation.

This process can be done or when the mouth (under the tongue) or the neck. In most cases, especially men, while hyoidSuspension system needs to be carried out through the neck needs. Now that you have already in the neck, it is more easy to suture, through the neck, resulting in faster healing and reduce swelling of the tongue. The first time I will change, and to its teaching video, the company sold a surgeon.

Possible complications occur rarely, but are unable or numbness of the tongue is sometimes seen, usually in one to several weeks to goThis month (usually) and bruises. Taste changes may occur in theory, but my experience, I do not have a report.

When used with other programs to address the implementation of the obstruction, the success rate of up to 80% in all areas. The most common combination is the peace process, together with the hyoid suspension, and UPPP. If it is, even if to do so, patients can usually go home the next day, but if necessary, with the hyoid bone and the combination of UPPP, you avoidHospital to another 1-2 days until you can accept them.