Sleep Medicine – Snoring & OSA Management
Sleep medicine within ENT focuses on diagnosing and managing sleep-disordered breathing conditions that affect cardiovascular health, cognition, and overall quality of life. Obstructive sleep apnea and chronic snoring are addressed through comprehensive airway evaluation, sleep studies, and endoscopic assessment techniques. Treatment strategies range from lifestyle modification and oral appliances to CPAP therapy and advanced surgical interventions. Minimally invasive procedures such as radiofrequency ablation, hypoglossal nerve stimulation, and multilevel airway surgery are improving patient compliance and outcomes. Personalized treatment planning considers anatomical variations, severity of obstruction, and comorbid conditions. Advances in imaging and sleep diagnostics support accurate localization of airway collapse. Multidisciplinary collaboration strengthens management pathways, integrating pulmonology, dentistry, and behavioral medicine. These developments continue to enhance long-term disease control, patient adherence, and overall sleep health through targeted, evidence-based ENT interventions.