Tag: drung induced sleep endoscopy

• Vit D Deficiency and Sleep Apnea

  

  Vit D defiency is linked to sleep disorders like sleep apnea.Patients who complaints of sleep apnea without much snoring must be evaluated for Vit D level (Normal range 30-60 ng/ml). Sleep endoscopy under propofol sedation is done in such a patient who had low Vit D before. This is done in Jubilee Christian Mission Hospital…

  Dr Paulose

  January 22, 2015

  General

  DISE, drpaulose, drung induced sleep endoscopy, sleep endoscopy, somnoendoscopy, Vit D and sleep disorder, Vit D defiency cause sleep apnea, VitD and sleep apnea

• Why Sleep (Somno) Endoscopy before Sleep Apnea Surgery?

  

  The localization of obstruction of upper airways in patients who have Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome is evaluated by different tests like awake endoscopy, Dynamic MRI, and Sleep Study. Sleep Endoscopy is the best currently available method to directly evaluate the upper airway collapse during induced sleep. Here Somno endoscopy is performed before multilevel surgery in…

  Dr Paulose

  August 10, 2013

  General

  drung induced sleep endoscopy, sleep apnea surgery, sleep endocopy before OSA surgery, sleep endoscopy, somnoendoscopy