Understanding Sleep Endoscopy in the Indian Context
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is rising in Telangana due to sedentary jobs, late-night schedules, and rising obesity. Drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) lets Ajuda specialists watch your airway collapse in real time, enabling targeted interventions beyond CPAP.
When to Consult Our Sleep Endoscopy Experts
⚠️ Seek urgent attention if you experience:
- ✓ Severe daytime sleepiness leading to accidents
- ✓ Pauses in breathing observed by family
- ✓ Worsening hypertension or arrhythmias due to untreated OSA
Elective DISE helps when CPAP feels intolerable, snoring persists after surgery, or you are evaluating Inspire or mandibular devices.
Our Diagnostic Approach
1️⃣ Sleep Clinic Assessment Detailed history, polysomnography, and comorbidity mapping set the stage for DISE.
2️⃣ Controlled Sedation An anesthetist induces light sleep mimicking natural airway collapse while monitoring oxygen saturation.
3️⃣ Dynamic Airway Video Flexible scope records obstruction at velum, tongue base, epiglottis, or lateral walls using the VOTE system.
4️⃣ Collaborative Planning Surgeons, sleep physicians, orthodontists, and nutritionists review footage to select surgery, devices, or lifestyle pathways.
Treatment Pathways
Plans include targeted palate surgery, tongue base reduction, epiglottic stabilisation, and weight optimisation. DISE also confirms suitability for hypoglossal nerve stimulation or mandibular advancement devices.
What to Expect: Your Care Journey
- Week 0: Pre-anesthesia check, DISE scheduling, insurance coordination.
- Day of DISE: 30-minute procedure, video recording, recovery in 2 hours.
- 48 Hours: Consultation to review footage and agree on next steps.
- 6-12 Weeks: Post-intervention follow-up with home sleep tests and tele coaching.
Technology & Innovation
Ajuda integrates Olympus HD systems with synchronized audio to correlate snore intensity with site of collapse. Videos feed into our sleep board to plan multi-level interventions precisely.
Preventing Complications
Targeted interventions prevent uncontrolled OSA complications such as hypertension, diabetes progression, and cardiovascular events. Early mapping reduces repeated ineffective surgeries.
Why Ajuda for DISE?
🧠 Multidisciplinary Board
Sleep physicians, ENT surgeons, dental sleep experts collaborate.
🎥 HD Recording
Video shared securely with patients and referring doctors.
📍 Telangana Outreach
Tele follow-ups support Nalgonda, Warangal, Karimnagar residents.
Take the First Step
Stop guessing why snoring or apnea persists. Call 9010550550 to schedule DISE at Ajuda Hospitals and wake up refreshed again.