What medical cures are available to stop snoring?

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If your self-help attempts aren’t silencing your noisy bedroom, don’t abandon hope. Medical treatments could make all the difference and advances are being made in this field all the time.  Consult a doctor when your own efforts to stop snoring have come to no avail.  You may be referred to an ENT (Ear, nose, and throat specialist).  Alternatively you may seek dental advice from your dentist.  The following medical approaches are available to prevent snoring:

  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP). To keep your airway open during sleep, a machine at your bedside blows pressurized air into a mask that you wear over your nose or face.
  • Dental appliances, oral devices, and lower jaw-positioners often resemble an athlete’s mouth guard. They help open your airway by bringing your lower jaw or your tongue forward during sleep.
  • Traditional surgery such as Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP), Thermal Ablation Palatoplasty (TAP), tonsillectomy, and adenoidectomy, increase the size of your airway by surgically removing tissues or correcting abnormalities. The Pillar procedure is also an effective surgery in which small plastic implants are inserted into the soft palate. Scar tissue grows around the implants, stiffening the soft palate, which stops vibrations that cause snoring.
  • New developments. Laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty (LAUP) and somnoplasty remove parts of the soft palate to reduce snoring using lasers or radiofrequency signals. These newer remedies may require further study.

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