The NUH ENT department provides clinical assessment and advice on snoring and OSA, investigations to diagnose the severity of the disease, and counselling on the best treatment options according to each patient's unique needs. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the most commonly recommended treatment as pressurised air is very successful at keeping the airway open during sleep. However, many patients cannot tolerate CPAP comfortably and need CPAP alternatives such as surgery to treat their condition. NUH ENT offers a wide range of surgical options to enlarge and/or stiffen the upper airway, including nasal, palatal, tongue base, epiglottis, and jaw surgery. We also offer hypoglossal nerve stimulation (Inspire), a highly effective treatment option for addressing airway narrowing due to weakness of the muscles and collapse in the throat.
Surgical Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea & Snoring
- Nasal surgery including septoplasty, turbinate reduction, and internal nasal valve stabilisation
- Tonsillectomy
- Palate surgery, partial uvulectomy
- Lingual tonsillectomy, tongue base reduction with radiofrequency
- Hypoglossal nerve stimulation
- Partial epiglottidectomy
- Skeletal surgery including surgically-assisted rapid maxillary expansion and maxillomandibular advancement
- Drug-induced sleep endoscopy