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

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

Richard Lewis  1   2 , Jerome Le  3 , Charles Czank  3 , Guillaume Raux  4
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Control of OSA in a patient with CCC of soft palate using bilateral hypoglossal nerve stimulation

Richard Lewis et al. Clin Case Rep. .

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.

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr R. Lewis is the PI for the Better Sleep Trial and is a paid consultant for Nyxoah SA.

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Screening and 3‐month PSG hypnograms. The left panel (A) is the screening PSG. The right panel (B) is the 3‐month titration study with bilateral hypoglossal nerve stimulation, showing improvement in OSA
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Screening and 3‐month titration PSG. The first column (SC PSG) shows the data obtained during the screening PSG. The second column (M3 PSG) shows the data obtained during the entire night of the 3‐month PSG
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