Sleepiness Score-Specific Outcomes of a Novel Tongue Repositioning Procedure for the Treatment of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure-Resistant Obstructive Sleep Apnea

The gold standard of treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). However, more than a third of patients have such difficulty with its chronic use such that they seek other options or choose to remain untreated. We evaluated sleepiness score-specific outcomes and the use of CPAP after tongue repositioning surgery for the treatment of OSA