Here Dr. Kezirian discusses the importance of drug-induced sleep endoscopy and the research showing surgeons how to perform the technique and use the findings to improve results. The video includes Dr. Kezirian's own research studies about drug-induced sleep endoscopy and the work of others.

Dr. Kezirian is one of the world's experts in drug-induced sleep endoscopy and surgery for obstructive sleep apnea and snoring. He has performed over 1000 drug-induced sleep endoscopy examinations and developed the VOTE Classification with two European colleagues that is the standard approach to evaluating findings of this evaluation. He has also led research defining how best to use drug-induced sleep endoscopy to improve selection of procedures and outcomes of surgery.

If you have obstructive sleep apnea and are considering treatment with surgery or oral appliances, the key to successful treatment with surgery or oral appliances is to understand what is causing the blockage of breathing. As a sleep surgeon, Dr. Kezirian uses a thin flexible telescope to look inside the nose and throat in the office, but this does not indicate where blockage of breathing is happening during sleep. Drug-induced sleep endoscopy involves light sedation with an anesthesiologist giving a medication called propofol in a way that is as close as possible to natural sleep. The goal is to understand more clearly what is causing the blockage of breathing in obstructive sleep apnea.

Dr. Kezirian offers appointments in person or via telemedicine. He can review videos of drug-induced sleep endoscopy videos performed by other surgeons to discuss treatment options with patients.

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