This animation quickly goes through 10 different surgical techniques to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA):

1) T&A (0:07)
2) UPPP (0:42)
3) Modified UPPP (1:10)
4) Expansion Sphincter Pharyngoplasty (1:42)
5) Lateral Pharyngoplasty (2:18)
6) Lingual Tonsillectomy (2:48)
7) Midline Partial Glossectomy (3:03)
8) Submucosal Base of Tongue Reduction (3:25)
9) Thyrohyoid Approximation (3:45)
10) INSPIRE device (4:06).

There are many different surgeries to treat OSA given the many different anatomies and causes for sleep apnea in different patients. Not uncommonly, more than one surgery (multi-level surgery) may be required to fully resolve OSA in a given patient.

Keep in mind that there are many more surgical approaches to treat OSA not covered in this video including mandibular-maxillary advancement, other types of hyoid advancement procedures, tracheostomy, etc.

More general info on sleep apnea:
https://www.FauquierENT.net/osa.htm

This video produced by Dr. Chris Chang:
https://www.FauquierENT.net

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INSPIRE animation courtesy of Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.

Music Background:
John Stockton Slow Drag by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/uvp/
Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/

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