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Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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19 minutes
Released:
Sep 4, 2020
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A new clinical trial suggests that obstructive sleep apnea is better treated with airway surgery than by medical treatment. The author of the study published in JAMA, Stuart MacKay, MBBS, from the University of Wollongong, Australia, discusses the study and treatments for obstructive sleep apnea. Related Article: Effect of Multilevel Upper Airway Surgery vs Medical Management on the Apnea-Hypopnea Index and Patient-Reported Daytime Sleepiness Among Patients With Moderate or Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Released:
Sep 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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