The NUH ENT department offers clinical assessment, diagnostic investigations and tailored treatment advice for snoring and OSA. CPAP therapy remains the primary treatment, effectively maintaining open airways during sleep. However, for patients who find CPAP challenging, alternative treatments, including surgery, are available.
NUH ENT provides an array of surgical interventions designed to enlarge or stabilise the upper airway, which includes but is not limited to:
- Nasal surgery such as septoplasty, turbinate reduction and internal nasal valve stabilisation
- Tonsillectomy
- Palate surgery, including partial uvulectomy
- Tongue base reduction, including lingual tonsillectomy and radiofrequency treatments
- Hypoglossal nerve stimulation (Inspire therapy)
- Partial epiglottidectomy
- Skeletal surgery including surgically-assisted rapid maxillary expansion and maxillomandibular advancement
- Drug-induced sleep endoscopy