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What are the alternatives treatments to DISE?
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Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Surgeon
Dr Nicholas Phillips is a paediatric and adult ENT surgeon who has advanced training and subspeciality expertise in paediatric and adult nasal obstruction, snoring and … View Profile
Without DISE, decisions regarding surgery may be based only on awake assessments and sleep study results, which while appropriate for certain patients may not show how your airway behaves during sleep.
Although imaging (such as CT or MRI) can reveal structural details, it does not show real-time collapse of the airway, which is crucial in understanding sleep-related breathing disorders.Report this post
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