Types of Epiglottic Collapse in Breathing Sleep Disorder and Their Impact in Clinical Practice

Abstract

Introduction Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a severe form of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) that is strongly correlated with comorbidities, in which epiglottic collapse (EC) and other contributing factors are involved.

Keywords

• drug-induced sleep endoscopy
• epiglottic collapse
• laryngopharyngeal reflux
• lingual tonsil hypertrophy
• obstructive sleep apnea
• VOTE classification