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DOI: https://doi.org/10.52163/yhc.v66iCD8.2547
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Vol. 66 No. CĐ8-NCKH
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Thi, Đào Đình, Hiếu, N. T., Sơn, N. T., & Hùng, N. Q. (2025). 3. ELALUATION OF THE ROLE OF MULLER’S MANEUVER IN DIAGNOSING THE SITE OF UPPER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION IN SLEEP APNEA/ SNORING SYNDROME. Vietnam Journal of Community Medicine, 66(CĐ8-NCKH). https://doi.org/10.52163/yhc.v66iCD8.2547

3. ELALUATION OF THE ROLE OF MULLER’S MANEUVER IN DIAGNOSING THE SITE OF UPPER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION IN SLEEP APNEA/ SNORING SYNDROME

Dao Dinh Thi1, Nguyen Trung Hieu2, Nguyen Tuan Son3, Nguyen Quang Hung4
1 ational Otorhinolaryngology Hospital
2 Hanoi Medical University
3 University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
4 Viet Tiep Friendship Hospital

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Abstract

apnea condition.


Subjects and methods: The research involved 34 patients seeking surgical intervention for snoring at the National Otorhinolaryngology Hospital from January 2024 to September 2024.


Results: Features of the upper airway obstruction's location: only 20.6% of cases with turbinate hypertrophy, 14.7% with deviated septum, 17.6% with long and broad uvula, 13.5% with hypertrophied tonsils at the base of the tongue, and 1 patient (2.9%) with grade 4 tonsil and Mallampati hypertrophy were found during regular otolaryngologist endoscopy. The soft palate, lateral pharyngeal wall, base of the tongue, and epiglottis all completely collapsed at 41.2%, 70.6%, 0%, and 2.9%, respectively, during the Muller maneuver.


Conclusions: The Muller maneuver provides a basis for accurately diagnosing the location of airway narrowing causing snoring/sleep apnea and planning appropriate treatment, contributing to improving treatment quality.

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Muller’s maneuver, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, snoring.

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