Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of upper airway stimulation therapy in patients with a floppy epiglottis who have experienced continuous positive airway pressure failure or intolerance.
Methods: A retrospective single-center cohort study was conducted. Patients who received an Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation system and had a 1-year follow-up were included. Baseline and one-year in-laboratory polysomnography examinations were performed. Patient characteristics, Epworth Sleepiness Scale scores and upper airway stimulation device settings were collected.
Results: A total of 75 patients were included, of whom 10 had a floppy epiglottis. Patients with a floppy epiglottis had a significant therapeutic response to upper airway stimulation therapy, similar to patients without a floppy epiglottis. According to the Sher's success criteria, 90% of patients with a floppy epiglottis and 68% of patients without a floppy epiglottis were responders to therapy (p = 0.149). In the floppy epiglottis group, the apnea-hypopnea index decreased from 35.1 ± 5.5 events/hour to 11.2 ± 11.3 events/hour (95% CI (15.0, 32.9), p < 0.001), similarly in the non-floppy epiglottis group, the decline was from 36.4 ± 8.3 events/hour to 14.4 ± 9.5 events/hour (95% CI (18.6, 25.2), p < 0.001, between groups p = 0.659). Comparable reductions were observed for the other respiratory parameters.
Conclusion: Treatment of patients with obstructive sleep apnea and a floppy epiglottis can be challenging. Continuous positive airway pressure may aggravate the epiglottis collapse. Upper airway stimulation therapy can be considered an effective alternative treatment option for patients with a floppy epiglottis who have encountered either continuous positive airway pressure failure or intolerance.
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