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CPAP treatment has minimized the significant and/or improvement in the symptoms with
impact of OSAS, but the lack of treatment the introduction of CPAP should not delay this
adherence remains a limiting factor. Many evaluation, when indicated.
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patients with OSAS initiate CPAP therapy
without an adequate evaluation of the upper Conflict of Interest
aerodigestive tract. Thus, the prescription The authors declare no conflict of interest
of this treatment should be considered on a regarding this article.
case by case basis, after gathering a thorough
clinical history and identifying the risk factors Data confidentiality
for OSAS. An incorrect use of these diagnostic The authors declare that they followed the
and therapeutic resources may lead to a delay protocols in use at their working center
in the identification of serious diseases that regarding the publication of the patients’ data.
require early and targeted treatment.
We think that the evaluation of all patients Human and animal protection
with obstructive sleep disorders by an The authors declare that the followed
otorhinolaryngologist is beneficial. In these procedures were according to the regulations
disorders, the upper aerodigestive tract established by the Ethics and Clinical Research
is simultaneously the area of study and Committee and the Helsinki Declaration of the
intervention. However, its direct or indirect World Medical Association.
observation is often neglected. Although
this assessment results in added costs to the Privacy policy, informed consent, and approval
initial management of patients with OSAS, by the ethics committee
evaluation by an otorhinolaryngologist has The authors declare that they obtained written
evident clinical benefits that translate into informed consent for the use of the patients’
health gains by avoiding delays and errors in photographs in this article.
the diagnosis and, consequently, inadequate
interventions. Nasopharyngolaryngoscopy Funding
performed in this context is an accessible The present study was conducted in the
and safe examination that helps in excluding absence of any contribution, funding, or grant.
serious diseases, characterizing the airway,
and identifying potentially correctable Availability of scientific data
anatomic factors during the treatment and/ There are no publicly available datasets related
or adaptation to CPAP. It is thus essential to this study.
to acknowledge the beneficial role of the
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