This animation quickly goes through 10 different surgical techniques to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA):

1) T&A (0:07)
2) UPPP (0:42)
3) Modified UPPP (1:10)
4) Expansion Sphincter Pharyngoplasty (1:42)
5) Lateral Pharyngoplasty (2:18)
6) Lingual Tonsillectomy (2:48)
7) Midline Partial Glossectomy (3:03)
8) Submucosal Base of Tongue Reduction (3:25)
9) Thyrohyoid Approximation (3:45)
10) INSPIRE device (4:06).

There are many different surgeries to treat OSA given the many different anatomies and causes for sleep apnea in different patients. Not uncommonly, more than one surgery (multilevel surgery) may be required to fully resolve OSA in a given patient.

Keep in mind that there are many more surgical approaches to treat OSA not covered in this video including mandibularmaxillary advancement, other types of hyoid advancement procedures, tracheostomy, etc.

More general info on sleep apnea:
https://www.FauquierENT.net/osa.htm'>https://www.FauquierENT.net/osa.htm

This video produced by Dr. Chris Chang:
https://www.FauquierENT.net

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INSPIRE animation courtesy of Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.

Music Background:
John Stockton Slow Drag by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
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Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/

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