ABSTRACT
Currently (2005), there is no ideal surgical procedure for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), including the upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS). Surgical treatment of snoring without evidence of obstruction is a different matter; several reasonably successful procedures are available for office treatment of snoring, providing improvement or cure for the majority of patients treated. While these procedures are not yet ideal, they are closer to that goal than the procedures available for OSA.
1. SNORING WITHOUT OSA
