Sleep medicine

In spite of the fact that over one third of all adults and children with sleep disorders present initially to an otolaryngologist for diagnosis and treatment, there is a paucity of available educational material written from and for the ENT perspective. This new book, featuring chapters from contributing experts in other related fields, provides materials necessary to practice sleep medicine, covering the basics of both adult and pediatric as it applies to the clinical practice of Otolaryngology. It is the only book to provide an in depth review of clinical sleep medicine with coverage of sleep testing modalities and to focus on the clinical sleep disorders that an otolaryngologist is likely to see in an office practice.

Foreword; Preface; Contributors; Chapter 1. Normal Sleep Physiology; Chapter 2. The Evaluation of Upper Airway Structure for Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Chapter 3. Evaluation of Patients with Sleep Disorders; Chapter 4. Overview of Sleepiness; Chapter 5. Sleep Testing; Chapter 6. Imaging of the Airway; Chapter 7. Sleep-Disordered Breathing; Chapter 8. Cardiovascular Effects of Sleep-Disordered Breathing; Chapter 9. Insomnia, Circadian Rhythm Disorders, and Sleep Deprivation; Chapter 10. Narcolepsy and Hypersomnias; Chapter 11. Movement Disordersin Sleep.

Chapter 12. Drugs That Affect Sleep and Cause SleepinessChapter 13. Treatment of Sleep Apnea with Positive Pressure Therapy: The Nuts and Bolts of Nasal CPAP; Chapter 14. Oral Appliances for Snoring and Sleep Apnea; Chapter 15. The Role of Psychology in the Treatment of Sleep Disorders; Chapter 16. Weight Management for Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Chapter 17. Position Restriction Therapy and Nasal EPAP in the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Chapter 18. Sleep Apnea Surgery: Patient Selection and Nasal Surgery; Chapter 19. Soft Tissue Surgery for Apnea and Snoring.

Chapter 20. Expansion Sphincter Pharyngoplasty for O…