snoring. mouth breathing
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: All of the patients in control group were initially tonsillectomy and then mucosa and sub-mucosa of soft palate were debridement and the palatoglossus and palatopharyngeus muscles were
Treatment - Surgery
Treatment - Drugs
All of the patients in control group were initially tonsillectomy and then mucosa and sub-mucosa of soft palate were debridement and the palatoglossus and palatopharyngeus muscles were preserved as mu
All of the patients in interventional group were initially tonsillectomy and then mucosa and sub-mucosa of soft palate were debridement and the palatoglossus and palatopharyngeus muscles were preserve
Sponsors
Research Department of Isfahan university of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria: existence of indications for surgery including daytime sleepiness ; daily dysfunction; obstructive sleep apnea with an apnea index; hypopnea over 15; patients with snoring; obstructive sleep apnea which have not improved despite the medical treatments; has tonsils with grade III or IV; the person also agreed to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Snoring. Timepoint: before and three months after surgery. Method of measurement: visual analogue scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Daytime sleepiness. Timepoint: befor and three months after surgery. Method of measurement: ?The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactDr S.Soheilipour
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed