Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy
Successful treatment depends on successful identification of the problem. With obstructive sleep apnea, there are a range of sites which may be obstructing airflow during sleep. Drug induced sleep endoscopy or DISE is a procedure that simulates the airway during sleep. It is a helpful adjunct in identifying and visualizing the potential areas of obstructions in the upper airway. This procedure is safely performed in our office surgical center.
Drug-induced sleep endoscopy is performed to determine whether blockage in breathing is occurring in the Palate and/or Tongue Region(s) and, more specifically, which specific structures seem to be playing a major role in airway obstruction. This is true for patients who are considering surgery for the first time and in those who have not obtained ideal results after previous procedures. Dr. Loetscher incorporate information from other evaluation techniques to make a decision with our patients and believes that drug-induced sleep endoscopy provides additional, helpful information in certain patients.
