What are the factors that cause snoring?
When we sleep soundly, the anatomy of the muscles in the mouth relaxes and drops down to block the airway. It has been found that more than 80% of snoring is caused by the vibration of the soft palate, which is found in 15% of men and 6.3% of women. Therefore, in order to examine to find the cause of snoring, it may be necessary to examine several points together.
How to treat snoring problems
- Non-surgical treatment includes weight loss and exercise, avoiding drugs or beverages that depress the central nervous system, changing sleeping positions, or possibly increasing the use of a ventilator that pushes air through a narrow throat to allow more air to pass through the narrowed airway while sleeping (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure: CPAP).
- Treatment is by surgery, which depends on the location of the snoring cause, such as:
- In cases where there is airway obstruction in the throat, such as enlarged tonsils, the tonsils may be removed using the traditional method or laser surgery combined with tonsil repair, known as LASER Tonsilloplasty.
- In cases where the cause is a sagging soft palate and a long uvula, it can be treated with:
- The use of a scalpel and suturing of the soft palate, called UPPP (Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty).
- The use of laser-assisted surgery (LASER Anterior Palatoplasty) together with suturing the soft palate and uvula, called Anterior Palatoplasty and Uvulopalatoplasty, has the advantages of shorter surgery time, less blood loss, less postoperative pain for the patient, and a quick recovery time.
New technique… Treating snoring with spring thread lift
Originally, snoring was treat by inserting a Pillar into the soft palate to reduce the vibration. That causes snoring. However, some problems were เว็บพนันออนไลน์ UFABET สมัครง่าย โปรโมชั่นมากมาย found after treatment. Therefore, it was developed and changed from a straight Pillar to a spring thread instead. After the spring thread is inserted, collagen will surround the spring thread. Causing the soft palate to tighten and lift, making it firmer. This helps reduce the problem of a sagging palate and reduces snoring.