What method does ENT surgery treat snoring?

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My husband is 41 years old. He is in good health. He snores more and more when he lies down. But in this way, he always said that he didn't sleep well, he was always sleepy, and he often took a nap during the day. Is he suffering from snoring? How to treat? Can it be cured?

What method does ENT surgery treat snoring?

1. Oral appliance (also known as snore suppressor) is actually a kind of braces, which can be worn when sleeping. By pulling the mandible forward and moving the base of the tongue forward, it can reduce the obstruction caused by falling back of the tongue during sleep, so as to smooth the respiratory tract, reduce snoring and hypoxia, and improve sleep. The advantages of oral appliance are portability, simple operation, no trauma and low price; The disadvantages are that it needs to be customized, the degree of improvement is small, the effect on severe patients is poor, the initial wearing is uncomfortable, and it needs to adapt for a long time.

2. Surgical treatment: remove the excess soft tissue of the obstruction site to relieve the nasal obstruction and expand the pharyngeal opening, so as to reduce the upper respiratory tract obstruction and improve snoring and apnea. Its advantage is that it can maintain a period of time after the operation, and snore is reduced, which is relatively convenient. The disadvantage is that it can only partially relieve the symptoms, and can't completely eliminate hypoxia and sleep damage for severe patients, which will recur after a period of time.

3. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the best treatment method recommended in the world at present. The principle is that patients wear a nasal mask or a nasal mask when they sleep and communicate with a small positive airway pressure ventilator through a catheter; When the patient breathes, the breathing opportunity sends out a pressure, which can support the collapsed respiratory tract of the patient during sleep, keep the respiratory tract unobstructed during the whole sleep process, so as to eliminate the symptoms of snoring and hypoxia. The advantages of this method are non-invasive, the best effect, can completely correct airway obstruction, suitable for different degrees and all types of apnea patients. The disadvantage is that it needs to be worn in sleep for a long time, and it is not convenient to carry out.

matters needing attention

Snoring is the enemy of health, because snoring causes sleep apnea repeatedly, resulting in brain and blood severe hypoxia, the formation of hypooxia, and induce hypertension, cerebral heart disease, arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris. If the apnea time is more than 120 seconds, sudden death may occur in the early morning. So timely treatment.