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Sleep surgery

Advanced surgical solutions for obstructive sleep apnea and sleep-disordered breathing.

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and other sleep-related breathing disorders are common, often underdiagnosed, and can significantly impact your daytime energy, cardiovascular health, mental health, and overall quality of life. While nonsurgical therapies, such as CPAP or oral appliances, help many individuals, others may benefit from surgery.

Our multidisciplinary sleep surgery team will evaluate your needs and offer advanced, personalized procedures designed to address the root cause of your sleep issues so you can feel better and live healthier.

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There are a variety of signs indicating OSA or sleep-disordered breathing, including:

  • Loud snoring or noisy breathing during sleep
  • Daytime fatigue or sleepiness
  • Frequent nighttime awakenings or choking/gasping during sleep
  • Morning headaches or difficulty concentrating
  • Chronic nasal blockage affecting sleep

Bed partner observations can be particularly helpful for recognizing symptoms, as individuals are often unaware of breathing interruptions during sleep.

Your sleep surgeon will perform a focused history and physical exam of the nose, throat and airway. Additional diagnostic tools and tests may include:

  • In-office endoscopic exams: Evaluation of your nasal and airway structures to identify obstruction sites.
  • Sleep studies: Conducted at home or in our state-of-the-art Sleep Labs to monitor your oxygen, heart rate, breathing patterns, and sleep quality.
  • Drug-induced sedated endoscopy (DISE): A brief outpatient procedure performed under sedation to observe airway behavior in sleep-like conditions. DISE helps tailor your surgical plan by pinpointing which obstruction sites are most likely to respond to intervention. You go home the same day.

Sleep surgical options

Our team customizes your treatment to your anatomy, severity of OSA, and overall health. We’ll combine your surgery with nonsurgical therapies (e.g., CPAP, oral appliances) when appropriate.

  • Implantable device for moderate to severe OSA
  • Outpatient procedure typically performed under one hour
  • Activated at night with a small remote

The Endeavor Health team performed the first Inspire surgery in Illinois. We are recognized as a Care Team of Excellence, and we train physicians nationwide.

Correcting nasal obstruction can improve sleep quality, reduce snoring, and improve tolerance of CPAP or oral appliances. Common procedures include:

  • Endoscopic septal reconstruction/septoplasty
  • Inferior turbinate reduction
  • Adenoidectomy

Targeted procedures address obstruction at the soft palate and tongue base:

  • Tonsillectomy
  • Palatoplasty or uvulopalatoplasty
  • Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) with updated techniques
  • Tongue base surgery and lingual tonsillectomy
  • Hyoid suspension surgery

Medically supervised weight loss may improve sleep-disordered breathing in some individuals. Our weight management and bariatric teams offer medications, lifestyle strategies and surgical options. Learn more about our weight management services and find the approach that’s right for you.

Many individuals benefit from nonsurgical therapies, such as CPAP, oral appliances, and behavioral approaches to improve sleep quality. Learn more about our comprehensive sleep medicine services, testing, and ongoing management.

Why Endeavor Health?

Sleep surgery at Endeavor Health brings together an award-winning team of sleep physicians and surgeons, advanced diagnostics, and personalized surgical planning to address snoring, OSA, and related breathing disorders.

We performed the first Inspire surgery in Illinois and we are a designated Care Team of Excellence and Center of Excellence. Endeavor Health sleep surgeon Jonathan Pomerantz, MD, is the Regional Educator for Illinois and trains surgeons from across the country In addition, Mari Viola-Saltzman, DO, sleep medicine specialist at Endeavor Health, earned a “Physician of Excellence” honor.

We offer drug-induced sedated endoscopy to help identify obstruction sites and predict which interventions are most likely to succeed.

From nasal and sinus procedures to palate, tongue base, and hyoid surgeries — plus implants like Inspire — your treatment plan is matched to your individual anatomy and goals.

Our sleep surgeons collaborate closely with our sleep neurologists, pulmonary specialists, and sleep dentists to support testing, CPAP and oral appliances when needed.

Respiratory technicians, nurses and physician assistants help with device education and follow-up so you can adapt to therapy and track your progress.

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If you snore, feel persistently tired or were told you have sleep apnea, our sleep surgery team can help you find the right solution.

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Clinical trials & research

Our ENT and sleep teams participate in ongoing research related to obstructive sleep apnea, including studies on drug-induced sedated endoscopy (DISE), outcomes and quality of life after hypoglossal nerve stimulation (Inspire), and approaches that improve tolerance of nonsurgical therapies. Your surgeon will review your eligibility and next steps if a study fits your diagnosis and goals.

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