Clinical Investigation

The affect of Increasing Radiofrequency Surgery Application Regions to the Medical Treatment Success of Snoring

  • Emine Elif ALTUNTAŞ
  • Erkan Niyazi ÖZÜDOĞRU
  • Hamdi ÇAKLI

Received Date: 07.10.2008 Accepted Date: 29.03.3009 Meandros Med Dent J 2009;10(2):11-14

OBJECTIVE:

Snoring is a social and medical problem because of the prime sign of OSAS this pathology must be scrupulously evaluate.

MATERIAL and METHODS:

During 3 years period (from 1999 to 2002), the 46 patients with chief complaint of snoring without obstructive sleep apnea history and soft plate elongation was found who applied to snoring policlinic of Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine Department of Otorhinolaryngology was included in this study.

RESULTS:

There were a prominent decrease preoperative vibrations degree and postoperative 12 week vibrations degree statistically meaningfully differences was found (p<0, 05) in this study participant In the first 4 weeks of treatment, it was observed increasing of snoring subjectively. Patients average-value of VAS were preoperative 7.76±0, 25 and postoperative 12 weeks 4, 41±0, 18 which differences statistically meaningfully was found (p<0,001). Both of 2 group's 4 weeks VAS degree were compare preoperative VAS degree which increase were found statistically meaningfully(p<0,001). Both of 2 group's postoperative 12. weeks VAS degree were compare preoperative VAS degree which decrease were found statistically meaningfully (p<0,001). Second treatment application of radio frequency was needed in 8 patients in group I (%40) and 2 patients of group II (%11.8) due to decrease of subjective complaints. There were no statistically meaningfully differences when the necessity of second treatment application of radio frequency in both groups included in the study compared. In addition, when the relative risk with %95 safe interval was calculated, the necessity of second treatment application of radio-frequency in group I was found 3.4 times more then the necessity of second treatment application of radio-frequency in group II.

CONCLUSION:

In this study shows second treatment requisiteness was decreased when the increasing number of radiofrequency application regions. Therefore, the treatment success of snoring number of radiofrequency application regions was very important.

Keywords: Snoring, radiofrequency, number of application region, treatment success