P E Vonk1, M J L Ravesloot2,3, K M Kasius4, J P van Maanen2, N de Vries2,5,6. 1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, OLVG, Jan Tooropstraat 164, 1061 AE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. p.e.vonk@olvg.nl. 2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, OLVG, Jan Tooropstraat 164, 1061 AE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 3. Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Medical Centre Jan van Goyen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 4. Department of Neurology, OLVG, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 5. Department of Oral Kinesiology, ACTA, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 6. Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Antwerp, Belgium.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To analyze the presence of a floppy epiglottis (FE) during drug-induced sleep endoscopy in non-apneic snoring patients, non-positional obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients (NPP), and position-dependent OSA patients (PP) and to evaluate the impact of maneuvers and body position during drug-induced sleep endoscopy, including jaw thrust and supine and lateral head (and trunk) position. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study. RESULTS: In total, 324 patients were included. In 60 patients (18.5%), a FE was found in supine position: seven non-apneic snoring patients and 53 OSA patients. When performing lateral head rotation only, a FE was present in four patients (NPP, N = 0; PP, N = 4). When patients were tilted to both lateral head and trunk position, a FE was found in only one subject. After applying jaw thrust, a FE was still present in 10 patients. The prevalence of a FE did not differ between NPP and PP. When comparing baseline characteristics between patients with and without a FE in supine position, no significant differences were found. CONCLUSION: A FE appears almost exclusively in supine position. In patients with a FE, positional therapy can be a promising alternative as a standalone treatment, but also as part of combination therapy with for example mandibular advancement devices or less invasive forms of upper airway surgery.
PURPOSE: To analyze the presence of a floppy epiglottis (FE) during drug-induced sleep endoscopy in non-apneic snoring patients, non-positional obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients (NPP), and position-dependent OSA patients (PP) and to evaluate the impact of maneuvers and body position during drug-induced sleep endoscopy, including jaw thrust and supine and lateral head (and trunk) position. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study. RESULTS: In total, 324 patients were included. In 60 patients (18.5%), a FE was found in supine position: seven non-apneic snoring patients and 53 OSA patients. When performing lateral head rotation only, a FE was present in four patients (NPP, N = 0; PP, N = 4). When patients were tilted to both lateral head and trunk position, a FE was found in only one subject. After applying jaw thrust, a FE was still present in 10 patients. The prevalence of a FE did not differ between NPP and PP. When comparing baseline characteristics between patients with and without a FE in supine position, no significant differences were found. CONCLUSION: A FE appears almost exclusively in supine position. In patients with a FE, positional therapy can be a promising alternative as a standalone treatment, but also as part of combination therapy with for example mandibular advancement devices or less invasive forms of upper airway surgery.
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