Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Supraglottic Edema

Morphometric analysis of the uvula in patients with sleep-related breathing disorders

“…This was not the case for salivary gland and fat. Moreover, our study provides a histopathological basis for the macroscopic observations of many clinicians that the uvula has an edematous and hyperplastic appearance [1,4,5,10,18,21].…”

Shar Pei Larynx: Supraglottic and Postcricoid Mucosal Redundancy and Its Association With Medical Comorbidities

“…15 Their study encouraged other researchers in the field to explore the role otolaryngologists could play in management of sleep disorders secondary to upper airway anomalies. In 1980, Baker and Ross 4 adapted these concepts and became the first to associate edematous supraglottic mucosa with OSA. They presented the case of a patient who underwent radiation for hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, complicated by development of persistent supraglottic edema that led to symptoms of fatigue and daytime somnolence.…”

A possible association between dysphonia and sleep duration: A cross-sectional study based on the Korean National Health and nutrition examination surveys from 2010 to 2012

“…It is thus likely that sleep deprivation affects dysphonia development more than does excessive sleep; short sleep may be caused by insomnia, a psychiatric disorder, or obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). In particular, OSA may cause poor sleep and voice problems; bidirectional relationships have been found between OSA, on the one hand, and laryngeal sensory disturbances, laryngopharyngeal reflux, and a chronic cough, on the other [ 34 – 37 ]. OSA is a common sleep-related breathing disorder characterized principally by repetitive episodes of obstructive apnea and hypopnea during sleep [ 38 ].…”