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Science articlesModern algorithm of diagnostics of the shape and apnoe sleep syndrome
A. G. Volkov (1), T. V. Zolotova (1), L. S. Leshina (1)
(1) Federal State Budgetary Institution Higher Vocational Education „The Rostov State Medical University” of Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
UDK: 616.24-008.444-07-08
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18692/1810-4800-2018-4-22-25
ABSTRACT
The authors examined 118 patients of ENT clinic. Respiratory disorders were revealed in 88 people (74.6%). Three groups were distinguished: 1 – “uncomplicated snoring“, 2 – “mild obstructive sleep apnea syndrome“, 3 – “moderate and severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome”. Night respiratory monitoring was performed in 42 people who had undergone a course of electric stimulation of the soft palate muscles. In group 1, snoring decreased by more than 7 times, and the number of respiratory cycles with flow-filtration decreased by 4 times. In group 2, apnea/hypopnea index significantly decreased. In 85.6% of patients in groups 1 and 2 (36 people), a transition from more severe to less severe stage and normal state was observed, where 20 people (46.7%) after treatment displayed the correspondence to normal respiration in sleep, 16 people (38%) moved from mild OSAS to the group with uncomplicated snoring. Six people (14.3%) had no positive dynamics. Electric stimulation of the soft palate muscles is an efficient non-surgical method of treatment of patients with uncomplicated snoring, preconditioned by the soft palate muscles hypotonia, and with mild OSAS.
Publication date:
06.08.2018
Keywords:
snoring, sleep apnea syndrome, electromyography, electric stimulation of the soft palate, diagnostic algorithm. For citation:
Volkov A. G., Zolotova T. V., Leshina L. S. Modern algorithm of diagnostics of the shape and apnoe sleep syndrome. Rossiiskaya otorinolaringologiya. 2018;4:22–25. https://doi.org/10.18692/1810-4800-2018-4-22-25