Feasibility study of Flextube reflectometry for localisation of upper airway obstruction in obstructive sleep apnea
Volume: 41 - Issue: 2
First page: 87 - Last page: 90
N.S. Hessel - M. Laman - V.C. van Ammers - H. van Duijn - N. de Vries
DOI: 10.4193/Rhin
One hundred and twenty-three patients with snoring problems and/or obstructive Sleep Apnea
Syndrome (OSAS) were offered Rhinosleep Flextube- reflectometry during sleep registration to
assess the upper airway. The main point of interest was patient acceptance of the procedure.
36 patients with OSAS received Rhino Flextube reflectometry. Of these, 19 (53%) completed a
whole night registration with the Rhinosleep tube and 17 (47%) did not. This low success rate
is multifactorial and will be discussed in detail in the text. The development of Rhinosleep is
a challenge, as it improves the topical diagnostic work-up of OSAS patients. At present however
various practical problems have to be solved to make it a viable alternative to sleep
endoscopy.
Rhinology 41-2: 87-90, 2003
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