Key Points:
-Hypnosis is an effective approach in patient with sleep apnea syndrome for the sleep endoscopy.
-The difficulty to perform nasofibroscopy was associated with lower muscle relaxation during hypnosis and difficulty in consciousness step.
-Both otolaryngologist and hypnosis practitioner reported adequate outcomes in the realization of sleep endoscopy staging (VOTE scoring) and hypnosis steps in office.
-There were no adverse effects or complication during the procedures, and the nasofibroscopic examination was well-tolerated in 95% of cases, with low levels of stress during the HISE.
-Future controlled studies are needed to assess the cost reduction, advantages and disadvantages of hypnosis-induced sleep endoscopy vs drug-induced sleep endoscopy.
Key words : Sleep; Apnea; Hypopnea; Syndrome; Endoscopy; Hypnosis; Otolaryngology; Head Neck.