A recent study by Drs. Thaler, O'Malley, Weinstein and other colleagues at Penn found that the TORS approach achieved a significant reduction in the apnea - hypopnea index (AHI)(an index used to assess the severity of sleep apnea), a significant improvement in minimum arterial
oxygen saturation (the amount of
oxygen in your blood that maintains
healthy organ functioning), and a significant improvement in daytime drowsiness in patients.