Snoring & Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Snoring: Not Funny, Not Hopeless
• find out why snoring is no laughing matter
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• why 80-90% of people with this condition are not diagnosed
Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome
• a very common, almost never diagnosed reason that may
explain some forms of chronic fatigue
• endoscopy video – watch this
short clip
revealing the source
of UARS in most people
• UARS Quiz –
Do you have UARS?
Sleep Study (Polysomnogram)
•
Sleep study introduction video
•
see Dr. Park getting a
sleep study
Dr. Park’s
letter
to the NY Times
Snoring treatment options
•
Treatment philosophy
•
Pillar implant procedure
•
Injection snoreplasty
• Somnoplasty (radiofrequency)
• Laser Assisted Uvulo-Palatoplasty (LAUP)
• Cautery Assisted Palatal Stiffening Operation (CAPSO)
•
Mandibular Advancement Devices
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment Options
•
Treatment philosophy
•
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
(CPAP)
•
Mandibular Advancement Device (MAD)
•
Pillar Implants
•
Nasal surgery (Septoplasty)
•
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
(UPPP)
•
Tongue base / hypopharyngeal procedures
Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome Treatment Options
•
Treatment philosophy
•
CPAP
•
Nasal surgery
•
Mandibular Advancement Device (MAD)
•
Other options
Links
•
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
•
CPAPtalk.com
– discussion forum for CPAP users
•
American Sleep Apnea Association
•
talkaboutsleep.com
– various discussions and forum for a
wide range of sleep issues
• Pillar Implant -
Restore Medical
• Repose Tongue Suture -
Influent Medical
Steven Y. Park, M.D.
Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
(212) 315-9058