Snoring and Sleep-Related Symptoms: A Novel Non-Invasive 808 nm Wavelength Diode Laser Non-Ablative Outpatient Treatment. A Prospective Pilot-Study on 45 Patients
Background: Surgical treatments for snoring and sleep-related symptoms are invasive, may have complications, have inconstant success rates, and may have a significant relapse rate. Methods: We evaluated the effectiveness of a non-surgical, non-invasive outpatient 808 nm diode laser treatment. Forty-...
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| author | Isabelle Fini Storchi Massimo Frosecchi Francesca Bovis Angelina Zekiy Stefano Benedicenti Andrea Amaroli Robert A. Convissar |
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| description | Background: Surgical treatments for snoring and sleep-related symptoms are invasive, may have complications, have inconstant success rates, and may have a significant relapse rate. Methods: We evaluated the effectiveness of a non-surgical, non-invasive outpatient 808 nm diode laser treatment. Forty-five patients with snoring and sleep disorders were treated with an Elexxion-Claros<sup>®</sup> 50W Diode Laser 808-nm using the specific SNORE3 application. The possible presence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in patients was diagnosed with Polysomnography. The Epworth sleepiness scale was reported pre- and post-laser treatments. Patients were classified according to both Friedman tongue position and Mallampati classification. During treatment, the pain reported by patients was measured on a visual analogue scale. Results: The following data improved significantly: visual analogue scale for the loudness of snoring, Epworth sleepiness scale, waking up during sleep because of snoring, dreaming during the night, dry mouth on awakening, daytime sleepiness, tiredness on awakening, Mallampati score, Friedman tongue position and degree of oropharynx at nose, oropharynx, hypopharynx, and larynx classification (<i>p</i> < 0.001). A cessation of choking in 89% of the patients and of restless legs syndrome in 83% of the patients (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.005 and <i>p</i> ≤ 0.025) was also noted after the laser treatments. All of the patients who reported suffering from headaches upon waking (10 subjects) reported the complete cessation of this phenomenon after laser therapy. Conclusions: diode laser treatment is a promising procedure not only in reducing the loudness of snoring, but also in raising the global quality of sleep, a statistically significant reduction of AHI, and a cessation of bothersome phenomenon related to apnea. Results were sustainable at one year post-treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-95fc08abd12b4e8aa262687cde6c53092023-12-03T12:19:22ZengMDPI AGPhotonics2304-67322021-03-01836910.3390/photonics8030069Snoring and Sleep-Related Symptoms: A Novel Non-Invasive 808 nm Wavelength Diode Laser Non-Ablative Outpatient Treatment. A Prospective Pilot-Study on 45 PatientsIsabelle Fini Storchi0Massimo Frosecchi1Francesca Bovis2Angelina Zekiy3Stefano Benedicenti4Andrea Amaroli5Robert A. Convissar6Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostic (DISC), University of Genova, Largo R. Benzi 10, 16132 Genova, ItalyDepartment of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostic (DISC), University of Genova, Largo R. Benzi 10, 16132 Genova, ItalyDepartment of Health Science (DISSAL), University of Genoa, Via Pastore 1, 16132 Genoa, ItalyDepartment of Orthopaedic Dentistry, First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Trubetzkaya Street, 8, Bldg. 2, 119991 Moscow, RussiaDepartment of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostic (DISC), University of Genova, Largo R. Benzi 10, 16132 Genova, ItalyDepartment of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostic (DISC), University of Genova, Largo R. Benzi 10, 16132 Genova, ItalyLaser Dentistry, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355, USABackground: Surgical treatments for snoring and sleep-related symptoms are invasive, may have complications, have inconstant success rates, and may have a significant relapse rate. Methods: We evaluated the effectiveness of a non-surgical, non-invasive outpatient 808 nm diode laser treatment. Forty-five patients with snoring and sleep disorders were treated with an Elexxion-Claros<sup>®</sup> 50W Diode Laser 808-nm using the specific SNORE3 application. The possible presence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in patients was diagnosed with Polysomnography. The Epworth sleepiness scale was reported pre- and post-laser treatments. Patients were classified according to both Friedman tongue position and Mallampati classification. During treatment, the pain reported by patients was measured on a visual analogue scale. Results: The following data improved significantly: visual analogue scale for the loudness of snoring, Epworth sleepiness scale, waking up during sleep because of snoring, dreaming during the night, dry mouth on awakening, daytime sleepiness, tiredness on awakening, Mallampati score, Friedman tongue position and degree of oropharynx at nose, oropharynx, hypopharynx, and larynx classification (<i>p</i> < 0.001). A cessation of choking in 89% of the patients and of restless legs syndrome in 83% of the patients (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.005 and <i>p</i> ≤ 0.025) was also noted after the laser treatments. All of the patients who reported suffering from headaches upon waking (10 subjects) reported the complete cessation of this phenomenon after laser therapy. Conclusions: diode laser treatment is a promising procedure not only in reducing the loudness of snoring, but also in raising the global quality of sleep, a statistically significant reduction of AHI, and a cessation of bothersome phenomenon related to apnea. Results were sustainable at one year post-treatment.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/8/3/69obstructive sleep apnea syndromesnoringpolysomnographysleep disorderdiode laser |
| spellingShingle | Isabelle Fini Storchi Massimo Frosecchi Francesca Bovis Angelina Zekiy Stefano Benedicenti Andrea Amaroli Robert A. Convissar Snoring and Sleep-Related Symptoms: A Novel Non-Invasive 808 nm Wavelength Diode Laser Non-Ablative Outpatient Treatment. A Prospective Pilot-Study on 45 Patients Photonics obstructive sleep apnea syndrome snoring polysomnography sleep disorder diode laser |
| title | Snoring and Sleep-Related Symptoms: A Novel Non-Invasive 808 nm Wavelength Diode Laser Non-Ablative Outpatient Treatment. A Prospective Pilot-Study on 45 Patients |
| title_full | Snoring and Sleep-Related Symptoms: A Novel Non-Invasive 808 nm Wavelength Diode Laser Non-Ablative Outpatient Treatment. A Prospective Pilot-Study on 45 Patients |
| title_fullStr | Snoring and Sleep-Related Symptoms: A Novel Non-Invasive 808 nm Wavelength Diode Laser Non-Ablative Outpatient Treatment. A Prospective Pilot-Study on 45 Patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Snoring and Sleep-Related Symptoms: A Novel Non-Invasive 808 nm Wavelength Diode Laser Non-Ablative Outpatient Treatment. A Prospective Pilot-Study on 45 Patients |
| title_short | Snoring and Sleep-Related Symptoms: A Novel Non-Invasive 808 nm Wavelength Diode Laser Non-Ablative Outpatient Treatment. A Prospective Pilot-Study on 45 Patients |
| title_sort | snoring and sleep related symptoms a novel non invasive 808 nm wavelength diode laser non ablative outpatient treatment a prospective pilot study on 45 patients |
| topic | obstructive sleep apnea syndrome snoring polysomnography sleep disorder diode laser |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/8/3/69 |
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