In the field of sleep disorders, otorhinolaryngology is mainly concerned with snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Prevalence of OSA is suggested between 14-49 % of male and 5-30 % of female population, which makes it most common sleep disorder. The treatment of choice is positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy with excellent success rate of 90 %, however many patients dont tolerate it. Sleep surgery is usually used to get off snoring and for mild cases of OSA. Most of surgical approaches has much lower effectivity than PAP therapy; however, surgery benefit is present constantly, while PAP therapy demands patients cooperation, that is why many patients still prefer sleep surgery.
Keywords: obstructive sleep apnea; sleep surgery; snoring; uvulopalatopharyngoplasty.