{"id":424,"date":"2024-11-28T16:56:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T08:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mch-osa.com\/?post_type=case&#038;p=424"},"modified":"2026-08-31T18:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T10:46:08","slug":"case11","status":"publish","type":"case","link":"https:\/\/www.mch-osa.com\/en\/case\/case11\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleep apnea: snoring who had to sleep in a separate room with his girlfriend"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Preoperative symptoms<\/td><td>surgical plan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sleep apnea chin and mandibular retraction<\/td><td>3D customized orthognathic surgery chin advancement surgery<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">postoperative changes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Dr. Xie Mingji\uff5c# Orthognathic surgery # Chin surgery # Counterclockwise rotation # Sleep apnea\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CDHlMQxo8f4?start=47&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The patient with sleep apnea returned for a follow-up visit six months after the operation. He said that the happiest thing was that his girlfriend no longer complained about his snoring and allowed him not to be assigned a room. Being handsome is really just added value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Appearance changes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mch-osa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AD_4nXdz8XOPRkOaRL0OLbZqnNGA-i7N7meKidZi58Zplx92B3BjNZqOCPAX4xRvFj_A1Ki6M9U0VS-uU4jZZ4T5cr53uk2Iakc4BXNtX6T0hOQuf8_wy3OCWuj_fkQjSLQG0YVEEZpJE3f9nOtNH4E8unKYIuHjkeyrzIJmwBhmsO0OropQMsfclXY.jpg\" alt=\"Before and after frontal appearance comparison of orthognathic surgery\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mch-osa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AD_4nXeIzuq-swUA1eNxX1CepQ4wOtDcCSU_HYbmhR3ECMbCSqrMgXJf-YZGR-2fk31-pOjVVk0jnIuUT4t0C_YJp_sz9MaDJmSddELyIMhLY6eAroC5SdEylZ12mQmyNMawWrN0k3-hhpwzW9XZT0WciJheeA59keyrzIJmwBhmsO0OropQMsfclXY.jpg\" alt=\"Before and after orthognathic surgery: frontal smile appearance comparison\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mch-osa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AD_4nXdQhYg-0IgfX1JTiBeTaeE1iZABMUyzEgelrPBqVnij5FSnmzWd3D9XSea5REC6JjG-sBq99YhxGAOle9Zi0TVIAGOdIor9T30bt07RmCQ9hnZbfJNzRU0O1hMm7tVFG-Ng0MYAPYtYZkJIExh28rsG6sJ6keyrzIJmwBhmsO0OropQMsfclXY.jpg\" alt=\"Comparison of 45-degree bevel appearance before and after orthognathic surgery\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mch-osa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AD_4nXdS6CtFH-OyA0QS20UbjAaed09ArSwOEiCKx1yfMkei6hgDhPBKo_88niCU3-sLE9KY58JaJ78hJXjAO5sPnbJ36YZASSL7rHFx4LLy7PVlLnn5paAal7g7YYlhcFyrBx1d3VLx7sDnmxNoVl5OdcDKCP8ukeyrzIJmwBhmsO0OropQMsfclXY.jpg\" alt=\"Comparison of 45-degree angled smile appearance before and after orthognathic surgery\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mch-osa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AD_4nXcJiDr-ZxuSggHeXRiSyL7X8I1b0KAidSysMan6qzAPsWryr2ZwHZIRKXVheVszZKx6xmSHhTUw9ritYsuH3TIEkPBarbaSXs5zmIq3AK6LRWCMfxzxT-0TidEW480gOpl6_hwtqahWytkGRGwaZ0cHt0MWkeyrzIJmwBhmsO0OropQMsfclXY.jpg\" alt=\"Comparison of chin and neck lines before and after orthognathic surgery\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Comparison of tomography before and after surgery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mch-osa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AD_4nXcZmjq6n0yedRuS7Q0HnEitNEPM-OEUGXAobx_d-bs1EG2meBUe6UnJSZlXAgmFcHBzEdAXSug0CeX_E8dQC2QF2BD1JWgB4PKr9nHTw66Y16vnfAQnK7c_lMMbrb6SQOU7xwHpra9Kw35ss8Zb69BkIqkkeyrzIJmwBhmsO0OropQMsfclXY.jpg\" alt=\"Before and after orthognathic surgery, CT scans show postoperative widening of the airway, indicated by blue.\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mch-osa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AD_4nXec0NpJAtQ400cz1cp4tuAAVErILzzV5-jrGufGfEEd9fX-TwhY7sW4pYiyN33EHoKR-zwynzp6kM7nFDif-G9vSzVvPlquZDpJDxQ7_0HkZTKONmNXTbUhbH31Pq2bRmc7kdFux1KIxVXKVDY1RHaY-9VEkeyrzIJmwBhmsO0OropQMsfclXY.jpg\" alt=\"Three-dimensional images of the airway before and after orthognathic surgery show increased airway space postoperatively.\" title=\"\"><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A sleep apnea patient had to sleep in a separate room with his girlfriend due to severe snoring. After undergoing 3D customized orthognathic surgery and chin advancement surgery, I was most happy when I returned for a follow-up visit six months after the operation. The happiest thing was that my snoring had improved, my girlfriend no longer complained, and I could finally sleep in separate rooms. This case not only improved the patient&#039;s sleep quality, but also restored the couple&#039;s relationship, demonstrating the importance of sleep apnea treatment in improving the quality of life.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":425,"template":"","class_list":["post-424","case","type-case","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mch-osa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case\/424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mch-osa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mch-osa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/case"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mch-osa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mch-osa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mch-osa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}