Sleep Disorder Surgery:Dr.K.O.Paulose FRCS

Sleep apnea is diagnosed when a person has both airway blockage and symptoms of disrupted sleep or medical complications. Airway blockage may be due to an obstruction in the upper part of the throat, the lower part of the throat, or a combined upper and lower throat obstruction.
Surgery may be needed to correct a sleep disorder, particularly to correct obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). In some cases, surgery can also be done to correct abnormal snoring and severe nasal obstructions.Surgery isrecommended when other treatments do not work like CPAP and life style changes.Sleep Apnea Surgery is a multilevel surgical technique which needs proper pre operative planning.
(Here 39 year old lady with severe OSA is about to undergo surgical treatment under general anesthesia in Jubilee Hospital, Trivandrum, South India).