Tag: lax epiglottis

• 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

  Dr Paulose

  July 19, 2013

  General

  closing door epiglottis, Epiglottis (Anatomical Structure), Epiglottis and sleep apnea, epiglottis and sleep apnea surgery, epiglottis removal, epiglottopexy, laser epiglottectomy, lax epiglottis, sleep apnea and epiglottis

• 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…

  Dr Paulose

  July 18, 2013

  General

  CPAP and Epiglottis, epiglottectomy, Epiglottis (Anatomical Structure), Epiglottis and sleep apnea, epiglottis surgery in sleep apnea, epiglottopexy, large floppy epiglottis, laser epiglottis, lax epiglottis, OSA and epiglottis, sleep apnea epiglottis, surgery epiglottis