Management of OSAS: The ELIBA® Device Can Help the Patient?
Joint Authors
Monaco, A.
Ortu, Eleonora
Pietropaoli, Davide
Mummolo, Alessandra
IAPNOR, Alessandra
Giannoni, Mario
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-03-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is one of the most challenging diseases to treat in medicine.
Here, the authors describe a case of OSAS treated with a lingual elevator of Balercia (ELIBA®).
The patient, a forty-five-year-old Caucasian male, had a chief complaint of numerous episodes of nocturnal apnea.
After several visits with specialists, a polysomnographic examination was performed, in which the patient’s apnea hypopnea index (AHI) was 30.4, and a lingual elevator was prescribed.
The lingual elevator helped to keep the patient’s tongue in the correct position and prevented the tongue from reverting back to the soft tissue spaces in the mouth.
After six months of treatment with the lingual elevator and dietary adjustments, the patient’s AHI decreased to 11.6.
This simple yet customizable approach is a comfortable and easy option for patients to reduce night apnea episodes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ortu, Eleonora& Pietropaoli, Davide& Mummolo, Alessandra& IAPNOR, Alessandra& Giannoni, Mario& Monaco, A.. 2020. Management of OSAS: The ELIBA® Device Can Help the Patient?. Case Reports in Dentistry،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146819
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ortu, Eleonora…[et al.]. Management of OSAS: The ELIBA® Device Can Help the Patient?. Case Reports in Dentistry No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146819
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ortu, Eleonora& Pietropaoli, Davide& Mummolo, Alessandra& IAPNOR, Alessandra& Giannoni, Mario& Monaco, A.. Management of OSAS: The ELIBA® Device Can Help the Patient?. Case Reports in Dentistry. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146819
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1146819