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  2. Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty - Wikipedia

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    When UPPP has been administered in isolation, the results are variable. As explained above, sleep apnea is often caused by multiple co-existing obstructions at various locations of the airway such as the nasal cavity, and particularly the base of the tongue. The contributing factors in the variability of success include the pre-surgical size of ...

  3. Does Medicare Cover Inspire for Sleep Apnea? - AOL

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    The out-of-pocket cost for the Inspire sleep apnea implant may be: $1,796 at a hospital outpatient surgical center. $5,133 at a non-hospital surgical center.

  4. Sleep surgery - Wikipedia

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    Obstructive sleep apnea or sleep apnea is defined as either cessation of breathing (apnea) for 10 seconds, or a decrease in normal breathing (hypopnea) with an associated desaturation in oxygen and arousal during sleep that lasts at least 10 seconds. In adults, it is typical to have up to 4.9 events per hour.

  5. Hyoid suspension - Wikipedia

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    The American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery position statement considers hyoid suspension "effective and non-investigational with proven clinical results when considered as part of the comprehensive surgical management of symptomatic adult patients with mild obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and adult patients with moderate and severe OSA assessed as having tongue base or ...

  6. FDA approves Zepbound for sleep apnea in obese adults - AOL

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    Zepbound, a drug approved by the FDA, has been shown to reduce the severity of obstructive sleep apnea in obese adults, although it is not a cure and requires weight loss to be maintained over time.

  7. Palatal lift prosthesis - Wikipedia

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    Patients with diminutive bilateral palatopharyngeal ports can postoperatively develop obstructive sleep apnea. With this in mind, pharyngeal flap surgical candidates should undertake a preoperative nasoendoscopic examination by an otolaryngologist , plastic surgeon , or speech language pathologist to assess the degree of lateral pharyngeal wall ...

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