Treatment of apnea syndrome

Apnea syndrome, or sleep apnea syndrome, treatments include general, non-surgical and surgical treatments. 1. General treatment: exercise, weight loss, smoking cessation, alcohol cessation, sleeping on the side, good sleeping and living habits, avoiding overwork during the day, etc. 2. Non-surgical treatment (1) Non-invasive positive pressure airway ventilation: the principle is to keep the patient’s upper airway open through mechanical ventilation at a certain pressure to ensure smooth breathing during sleep. (2) Oral appliance treatment: It is suitable for patients with simple wakes and mild to moderate sleep apnea syndrome, especially those with mandibular retraction. (3) Drug treatment: there is no drug with exact efficacy at present. 3. Surgical treatment: it is one of the important means to treat sleep apnea syndrome. (1) If the nasal and nasopharyngeal planes are obstructed, it is feasible to correct nasal septum deviation, nasal expansion, adenoidectomy and so on; (2) If the oropharyngeal plane obstruction, feasible suspensory parotid pharyngoplasty and modified surgery, soft Teng Xiaoliu implantation, tongue root traction, hyoid suspension, etc.; If apnea syndrome is diagnosed, early standardized treatment is recommended. Individualized multidisciplinary treatment should be used according to the cause of the disease, the degree of the disease, the plane of obstruction and the systemic condition.