MANAGEMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA- CLASSICAL TONSILLECTOMY OR COBLATION TONSILLECTOMY

OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA IS A SERIOUS DISEASE THAT OCCURS WHEN A NORMAL PERSONS BREA THING IS INTERR UPTED DURING SLEEP .AL THO UGH PEOPLE TEND TO DISMISS SLEEP DISORDERS THEIR IMPACT ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE IS IMPORTANT PRODUCING DAYTIME SLEEPINESS, THE INABILITY TO CONCENTRATE AND CAN ULTIMATELY LEAD TO MORE IMPORTANT DISEASES LIKE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND CAN EVEN CAUSE DEATH TO SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST. For the classic tonsillectomy group the mean hypopnea/apnea index was 16.76, while in the coblation group the mean index was 16.30. [...]the majority of the patients were suffering from mild obstructive sleep apnea. [...]the results should be considered only due to the surgical intervention. CONTRIBUTION OF AUTHORS All authors have equally contributed to this work ETHICAL APPROVAL All procedures performed in this study were in accordance with the ethical standard of the institution and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments. 13 Elwany S, Mandour Z, Ibrahim M (2016) Tonsillectomy as a Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults with Tonsillar Hypertrophy.