Tonsillectomy

Question 1

what treatments are available for obstructive sleep apnea

Answer 1

continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), oral appliances, and upper airway surgery. Weight loss and bariatric surgery may also be appropriate interventions.

Question 2

what is Obstructive sleep-disordered breathing (oSDB)

Answer 2

a clinical diagnosis characterized by obstructive abnormalities of the respiratory pattern or the adequacy of oxygenation/ventilation during sleep, which include snoring, mouth breathing, and pauses in breathing.

Question 3

complications of tonsillectomy

Answer 3

possible hospitalization, risks of anesthesia, prolonged throat pain, and financial costs
Operative complications include trauma to the teeth, larynx, pharyngeal wall (constrictor muscle or underlying arterial structures), or soft palate, as well as difficult intubation, laryngospasm, laryngeal edema, aspiration, respiratory compromise, endotracheal tube ignition, and cardiac arrest. Injury to nearby structures have been reported, including carotid artery injury, tongue swelling, altered taste, lip burn, eye injury, and fracture of the mandibular condyle.

Question 4

postoperative complications of tonsillectomy

Answer 4

nausea, vomiting, pain and dehydration, referred otalgia, postobstructive pulmonary edema, velopharyngeal insufficiency, and nasopharyngeal stenosis