Control of OSA in a patient with CCC of soft palate using bilateral hypoglossal nerve stimulation

Richard Lewis; Jerome Le; Charles Czank; Guillaume Raux

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3990

Control of OSA in a patient with CCC of soft palate using bilateral hypoglossal nerve stimulation

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Feb 27;9(4):2222-2224. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3990. eCollection 2021 Apr.

Authors

Richard Lewis^{1

2}, Jerome Le³, Charles Czank³, Guillaume Raux⁴

Affiliations

¹ Perth Head & Neck Surgery Hollywood Hospital Perth WA Australia.
² Royal Perth Hospital Perth WA Australia.
³ Nyxoah PTY LTD Melbourne Vic. Australia.
⁴ VP Clinical & Regulatory Affairs Nyxoah SA Mont-Saint-Guibert Belgium.

Abstract

Patients with complete concentric collapse of the redropalatal airway are excluded from unilateral hypoglossal nerve stimulation. This case report shows good control of OSA in a patient with CCC with a new bilateral hypoglossal nerve stimulator.

Keywords: bilateral stimulation; complete concentric collapse; hypoglossal nerve; surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.

Publication types

Case Reports