OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinical efficacy of microwave ablation in treating snoring and obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome(OSAHS). METHODS Eight patients with snores and 48 with OSAHS were included in the study. They all received micro-surgeries including plastic operations on the uvula and soft palate,tonsil ablation and tonsillectomy,inferior nasal concha and adenoid ablation,and de-volume of the tongue root. Symptoms six months before and after surgery were monitored by Polysomnography(PSG). RESULTS In 56 cases, the patients’ throats were widened. The mean values of the apnea hypopnea index(AHI), the lowest saturations (LSaO2) and the snoring index were significantly different before and after surgery(P

Objective? To explore the effects of solution-focused approach combined with tinnitus therapeutic instrument on negative emotions and quality of life among sudden hearing loss patients with tinnitus. Methods? From February 2016 to December 2018, we selected 160 sudden hearing loss patients with tinnitus in Liuzhou Worker's Hospital by purposive sampling as subjects. All of the patients were randomly divided into observation group and control group, with 80 cases in each group. The control group received routine treatment and nursing intervention. Apart from that, observation group received the intervention of solution-focused approach combined with tinnitus therapeutic instrument. The intervention effects were assessed with the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI), the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 (SF-36), Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS). Results? After intervention, the total score and dimension scores of THI, scores of SAS and SDS of observation group were lower than those of control group with statistical differences (P＜ 0.01). Besides, the total score and dimensional scores of SF-36 of observation group were higher than those of control group after intervention with statistical differences(P＜0.01). Conclusions? Solution-focused approach combined with tinnitus therapeutic instrument helps to relieve negative emotions of patients and improve tinnitus as well as quality of life of patients.