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Treatments for Snoring
Simple snoring caused by upper airway obstruction can be treated by one or more of the following changes in behavior:
The CPAP user wears a face mask connected to an air pump to increase the pressure of air entering the airway. The user has to take a series of tests called polysonmography, which are conducted in a sleep lab. The results determine the settings for the CPAP device.
Surgical treatments consist of tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, UPPP, and tracheostomy. UPPP stands for the hard-to-pronounce uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, a surgery in which the physician removes the back part of the soft palate and tissue at the back of the throat, enlarging the airway. A new, out-patient surgery procedure called laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty (LAUP) uses lasers to remove the uvula. The surgery is successful for about 50% of patients.
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