title: Complementary and integrative treatments: managing obstructive sleep apnea.
abstract: This article familiarizes the otolaryngologist with potential integrative and complementary treatment options for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. The authors discuss current medical and surgical regimens, and then provide a review of the current literature on integrative and complementary approaches for treatment of this disorder.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, and the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2605, USA. kbillings@luriechildrens.org
authors.forename: Kathleen R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Billings
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maddalozzo
mesh_terms: D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D055048:Integrative Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome