[VII All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference «Clinical Somnology»].

On November 17-18, 2023, the VII Scientific and Practical Conference "Clinical Somnology" was held in Moscow. The conference was organized by the all-Russian public organization "Russian Society of Somnologists" (ROS). The forum discussed the issues of diagnostics and treatment of sleep disorders, also presented the topics of fundamental research, discussed new ways of studying sleep and the prospects of development of somnology as a science.

[Chronic pharyngitis. Modern approaches to diagnosis and treatment].

The relevance of the problem of chronic inflammatory diseases of the pharynx is due to the significant prevalence of this pathology. Among all forms of chronic pharyngitis, the most adverse effect on the quality of life is observed in chronic athrophic pharyngitis. According to the literature, in this category of patients there are no clear criteria for assessing the functional state and morphological picture of the mucous membrane of the posterior pharyngeal wall.

[The effectiveness of remote methods of cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic insomnia and the possibilities of combined interventions].

Chronic insomnia is one of the most common sleep disorders in the world. The representation of chronic insomnia in the general population reaches 10-20% according to various sources. The most effective method of treating chronic insomnia with a sustained effect is cognitive behavioral therapy of insomnia (CBT-I).

[The role of tonsillectomy in the treatment of chronic tonsillitis].

Unlabelled: The problem of chronic tonsillitis remains one of the urgent problems of modern otorhinolaryngology. The article discusses the statistics and complications of chronic tonsillitis, provides indications for tonsillectomy and its main complications.

Objective: Generalization and systematization of data on the impact of surgical treatment on the quality of life of patients with chronic tonsillitis.

[The method of instrumental dilatation of the anastomosis of the sphenoid sinus in the surgical treatment of chronic sphenoiditis].

Unlabelled: Features of the location of the sphenoid sinus determine the possibility of developing severe intraoperative complications in the surgical treatment of patients with chronic sphenoiditis. Technical difficulties during sphenoidotomy may arise at the initial stage of expansion of the natural anastomosis with its anatomical narrowness and the impossibility of inserting biting forceps.

Purpose Of The Study: To study the clinical efficacy and safety of the proposed original method of dilatation of the sphenoid sinus fistula in the surgical treatment of various forms of chronic sphenoiditis.