Tag: Epiglottis (Anatomical Structure)
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Epiglottis in Sleep Apnea: Floppy Closing Door Epiglottis
While doing Sleep Endoscopy before OSA surgery, one should look at the epiglottis carefully. Floppy epiglottis can be seen closing like a door during inspiration. This must be corrected by Laser Epiglottectomy. For more videos and details, go to http://drpaulose.com
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Floppy Epiglottis in Sleep Apnea
During Sleep endoscopy one can see a large floppy epiglottis closing like a door over the laryngeal inlet.In this video one can see a door like epiglottis literally blows down and completely occlude the laryngeal inlet. The patient complained of suffocation while using CPAP. The somnoendoscopy was performed prior to multilevel OSA surgery , a…
