Maria Caçador
Sleep apnea from 0 to 100 years old in a multidisciplinary perspective - the otorhinolaryngology perspective
- Departatment Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
- PhD from Nova Medical School
- Voice and Swallowing Unit at Hospital Cuf Tejo Coordinator
- Assistant Professor of Otorhinolaryngology at Nova Medical School
Nationality: Portugal
Scientific areas: Orthodontics (sleep apnea)
19 of november, from 17h45 until 18h00
Auditorium B
Conference summary
Upper airway obstruction, especially pharyngeal collapse during sleep, as a consequence of structural anatomical changes and loss of muscle tone, are the fundamental reasons for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome.
Otolaryngologists, as upper airway specialists, thus play a crucial role in the diagnosis and treatment, whether surgical or non-surgical, of these patients.
In this presentation, this approach is defined, in a multidisciplinary context, and also the unique role that this specialty can have in the diagnosis and treatment of pathology such as chronic rhinosinusitis and upper airway neoplasms.