Friedman Tongue Position. 3 1 2 3 4 40 8. At the same time it is difficult to assess the different levels of obstruction.
When the tongue is causing the obstruction osa can be treated using radiofrequency ablation rfa. Nevertheless despite its ease of use as a diagnostic tool the friedman tongue position classification system should be used in conjunction with a sleep study for accurate diagnosis and assessment of osa patients. Ftp has been studied extensively as it relates to osahs and therefore it is a more accurate evaluation of the airway.
Nevertheless despite its ease of use as a diagnostic tool the friedman tongue position classification system should be used in conjunction with a sleep study for accurate diagnosis and assessment of osa patients.
Clinical signs such as the friedman tongue position ftp the tonsils and uvula size and certain complementary examinations whose importance has not been clearly established and to explore their potential value as predictors of the apnea hypopnoea index ahi. Due to these modifications and because this system describes the position of the tongue relative to the tonsils pillar uvula soft palate and hard palate we have identified it as the friedman tongue position ftp. With this procedure small bursts of energy are directed toward the tongue. Friedman tongue position ftp may play an important role in the evaluation of children with sleep related breathing disorders srbd but there are no previous data on ftp distribution by age.
