The general otolaryngologist’s office practice is full of patients with sleep disorders-the hypertensive male with epistaxis, the snoring child with ADHD, the woman with fatigue and restless sleep.


The general otolaryngologist’s office practice is full of patients with sleep disorders-the hypertensive male with epistaxis, the snoring child with ADHD, the woman with fatigue and restless sleep.

On November 15, Pell Ann Wardrop, MD, walked into a testing center, where she sat down at a computer and took an exam.

How are your patients doing? Do you know the impact of their disorders-and the management approach you selected for them-on their health-related quality of life?

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.

Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) encompasses a spectrum of problems that range from primary snoring to obstructive sleep apnea.