Sleep apnea syndrome treated by repair of deviated nasal septum.
Sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) often presents a difficult therapeutic problem to the clinician since many of the accepted modes of therapy are associated with only partial success or with a number of long-term complications. We present three patients with obstructive SAS in whom dramatic clinical improvement occurred following repair of a deviated nasal septum. The subjective improvement was associated with a diminution in the number and duration of obstructive apnea episodes as observed during a standard sleep study. Because of its simplicity and low rate of complication, we propose that repair of a deviated nasal septum be further evaluated as a mode of therapy for this condition.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D012913:Snoring