Overview of Surgical Procedures for Snoring - part2
Designed to… Reported Problems… Tracheostomy Create an opening in the trachea (sometimes this is called a tracheotomy) irritating to tissues and possible scarring requires follow-up surgery nasal secretions can clog air pipe and lead to breathing difficulties UPPP (Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty) expand the airway and end snoring expensive may require follow-up surgery of obstruction occurs again post-operation infection possible speech defects higher than normal hemorrhage risk swallowing problems not effective for Sleep Apnea Name of Surgery Designed to… Reported Problems… LAUP (Laser Assisted Uvuloplasty) Uses lasers to remove uvula and obstructing tissues, without removing tonsils or lateral tissues dry mouth Changes to voice (to be avoided by people who require their voice to earn their living!) pain in the ears unpredictable success rate can mask deeper problems and/or lead to new complications CAPSO (Cautery-assisted palatal stiffening operation) Burns the palate in order to stiffen it against vibration, and removes the mucosa along the uvula. post-operation discomfort and pain currently in experimental stages (unproven) difficulty predicting if surgery will be successful expensive Aside from these examples, there are other new kinds of snore specific surgeries that have been developed which include somnoplasty and snoreplasty. These procedures are new and as yet unproven to have any kind of reliable success rate in addition to not knowing what any long tem effects may arise from these kinds of surgeries for snoring. In general surgery is a good thing, a very good thing; but this does not mean that surgery is the best step to take when looking to resolve an issue with snoring. To be clear; there are cases where surgery is absolutely the best possible solution for a person suffering from snoring and the positive effects resound just like the negative ones did when snoring was causing loss of sleep and all the negative health issues and frames of mind that go along with that. Luckily there are other options available. Non-surgical answers to snoring abound, some of these remedies have been around for a long time, while others are relatively new. These less invasive steps to alleviating snoring are where the majority of relief from snoring comes from. Countless people use these alternative methods with great success around the world, making it easier for them and those around them to sleep and feel good which we will now take a look at. |
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