Can we improve patient selection for snoring surgery?

Silencing the snorers: no gain without pain?

“…Based on a previous study, a fall of 15 points or greater in the SSI was regarded as a clinically significant improvement. 12 The post-operative pain severity was also recorded on a scale of zero to five (corresponding to no pain and unbearable pain, respectively).…”

“…In a previous study in our unit, LAUP was used for treatment of fifty-five snoring patients with Apnoea/Hypopnoea Index (AHI) of less than 25. 12 Their SSI was checked pre-operatively and then six months post-operatively. The SSI data from the LAUP study were used for comparison with the data from the coblation and the MAS group in our study.…”

“…The SSI has been shown to be sensitive to changes following interventions such as LAUP. 12 The aim of this study was to use the SSI to estimate the size of the effect of soft palate coblation and MAS provision, in order to inform future prospective, randomized trials.…”