A rare cause of adult sleep apnoea

 I see a lot of adults with snoring and sleep apnoea. The cause is usually weight, sleep posture, blocked nose due to the septum, large tonsils or long soft palate. Today though a 25 year old lady came with big obstructing adenoids causing snoring. I was able to get a good view through the mouth and up into the back of the nose using the HD digital flexible endoscope. I have booked her for a day case adenoidectomy. 


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