Snoring Treatment
How is Snoring Treated?
An examination will reveal if the snoring is caused by nasal allergy, infection, deformity, or tonsils and adenoids.Snoring that becomes nuisance to sleeping partner may require treatment. Initially general measures like reducing weight, quitting smoking, avoiding alcohol and sleeping on one side should be tried. If this fails the person can opt for non-surgical or surgical options.
Non-surgical treatment options for snoring -
- Dental devices- Snoring may be reduced by certain dental devices which bring the jaw forward. These devices are recommended for individuals with primary snoring or mild obstructive sleep apnea and may improve snoring in 70-90% of cases.
- Nasal CPAP- The continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a mask that delivers air pressure into the throat to prevent airway narrowing while breathing in and out.
There are several operations that can be done to reduce or eliminate snoring. Surgical treatment of snoring aims to reduce the obstruction or narrowing in the anatomic area that is causing the snoring.
Nasal surgery options include -
Oral surgery options include -
Removal of the uvula.
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