Short-Term Continuous Positive Air Pressure Treatment: Effects on Quality of Life and Sleep in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Background and Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate short-term continuous positive air pressure (CPAP) treatment for health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Materials and Methods: Our subjects were 18−65 years old, diagnosed with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea and treated with CPAP between January 2020 and June 2021 in Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas clinics. All the patients completed the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), the and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) before and after 3 months of treatment.

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of Lithuanian-NOSE scale.

Purpose: To evaluate validity and reliability of Lithuanian version of Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation Scale (L-NOSE), designed for the assessment of nasal obstruction.

Methods: Cross-cultural adaptation of L-NOSE was accomplished according to generally accepted methodology. L- NOSE was tested for its reliability, validity, and responsiveness in the group of 50 septoplasty patients and 100 healthy volunteers' controls.

Lithuanian version of nasolacrimal duct obstruction symptom scoring questionnaire. Cross-cultural adaptation and validation. Short- and long-term results.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to perform translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Lithuanian version of specific nasolacrimal duct obstruction symptom scoring (NLDO-SS) questionnaire and to evaluate short- and long-term results of endoscopic endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy (EN-DCRS) procedure.

Design, Setting, Participants: Permission for questionnaire translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation was obtained from the authors of the original questionnaire. Translation, validation and cross-cultural adaptation were carried out according to generally accepted methodology.

Glottal function index questionnaire for screening of pediatric dysphonia.

Objective: to assess the diagnostic value of Lithuanian version of Glottal Function Index (GFI-LT) questionnaire in pediatric dysphonia screening.

Methods: The GFI-LT was completed by 82 children (7-16 years old): 41 patients with voice disorders (patients group) and 41 healthy subjects (control group). Auditory-perceptual evaluation of voice was performed using the Grade Roughness Breathiness (GRB) protocol.

Efficacy of radiofrequency treatment of the soft palate for patients with mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome: treatment protocol with nine lesions to the soft palate.

Purpose: The study aimed at assessing the efficacy and safety of a radiofrequency treatment (RFT) protocol with nine lesions to the soft palate in the treatment of mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS).

Methods: Twenty-eight mild to moderate OSAHS patients underwent two sessions of RFT (CelonLab ENT system) at the palatal level within the interval from 6 to 8 weeks. Nine lesions (power setting of 10 W) were made per session.

Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the sino-nasal outcome test (SNOT)-22 for Lithuanian patients.

The objective of this study was to perform translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the SNOT-22 in the Lithuanian language. This is a prospective case-control study. The study was conducted at the University clinic.

Controlled trial of combined radiofrequency-assisted uvulopalatoplasty in the treatment of snoring and mild to moderate OSAS (pilot study).

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of radiofrequency treatment (RFT) of the soft palate and combined radiofrequency-assisted uvulopalatoplasty (RF-UPP) in the treatment of snoring and mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS).

Methods: In the study group consisting of 32 snoring and mild to moderate OSAHS patients with excessive soft tissue of the soft palate or uvula, 13 patients underwent RFT of the soft palate and 19 patients underwent combined RF-UPP. The baseline and posttreatment polysomnography and clinical test battery consisting of Visual Analogue Scales (VAS), Lithuanian version of Sleep Apnea Quality of Life Index (SAQLI-LT), Spielberg's Trait-State Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory-second edition (BDI-II), and Epworth Sleepiness Scale were applied to assess the treatment outcomes.

Peculiarities of clinical profile of snoring and mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome patients.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to perform comprehensive evaluation of the snoring and mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) patients for their anatomical, functional, and psychoemotional clinical properties.

Methods: Seventy-four snoring patients, aged 24 to 64 (mean 41.83 ± 11.

Changes in emotional state of bed partners of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea patients following radiofrequency tissue ablation: a pilot study.

Purpose: To test the hypothesis that obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) and snoring affect not only the patients but also their bed partners, resulting in increased severity of symptoms of depression and sleepiness that may improve after the patients receive radiofrequency tissue ablation (RFTA) treatment.

Methods: Thirty-six snoring and/or OSAHS patients from 24 to 63 years of age (mean age 41.67 +/- 9.

Changes in emotional state of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea patients following radiofrequency tissue ablation.

A total of 37 primary snoring and obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) patients were treated with two sessions of radiofrequency tissue ablation (RFTA) to assess the relationship among RFTA and sleepiness, anxiety and depression in patients with OSAHS. Patients' sleepiness was rated according to the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS), anxiety--on Spielberg's trait-state anxiety inventory scale and depression degree--with Beck depression inventory-second edition scale and the patients' major complaints were evaluated using visual analog scales before and after the treatment. A remarkable decrease in patients' complaints, sleepiness and depression after RFTA was observed.

Psychometric properties of the Lithuanian version of Sleep Apnea Quality of Life Index (a pilot study).

Objective: To arrange and test for its psychometric properties Lithuanian version of Sleep Apnea Quality of Life Index and assess quality of life among snoring and obstructive sleep apnea patients before and after the treatment.

Material And Methods: Cross-cultural adaptation of Lithuanian version of Calgary Sleep Apnea Quality of Life Index was accomplished according to generally accepted methodology. In total, 36 (29 males and 7 females) patients (mean age, 41.