• Health Home
• Snoring, Anti Snoring
  • Stop Snoring - Remedies and Cures
  • Anti-Snoring Therapies
  • What to do in case of snoring?
  • Homeopathic Snoring Treatments
  • Medication and Herbal Remedies for Snoring
  • Surgeries for Snoring
  • Snoring and High Blood Pressure
  • See the ENT Doctor for Snoring?
• Medical Disclaimer

It certainly should be regarded as a last resort to undergo surgery for a sleep or snoring disorder. However, the success rate of surgical procedures is comparatively high. The higher the health risk due to this dysfunction, i.e. frequent breathing interruption (a bad case of sleep apnea) connected with other risk factors like obesity or high blood pressure, the more justifiable a surgery is, be it by scalpel or laser. The methods presented on this website are mostly plastic surgery, which consists of a permanent change or removal of tissue. Such anatomical change will result in side effects, which are fairly rare in practice but not to be ignored if faced with a pro or con decision. Furthermore, medicinal pre- and post-operative supplements are often necessary.

Surgery of Velum - Snore Operation

The most-used surgery is a surgical alteration of the velum. The soft palate vibrating through the airflow causes the snoring sound, which can be decreased by reducing its size, tissue removal of palatal arch plus taking out tonsils and/or velum. This change in tissue can occur by means of scalpel (UPPP), laser (LAUP) or radio waves (RFITT). As a general rule, the surgical operation is an in-patient procedure under full anesthesia, the laser and radio wave methods, being less intrusive, might be done on an outpatient basis under local anesthesia.

Synthetic Implants for Soft Palate Tissue

Synthetic pins that are thin but stable are inserted into the soft palate, usually in an outpatient procedure. This also has the effect of stabilizing the pharynx area. Only approximately 10 out of 100 patients qualify for this procedure due to anatomical prerequisites.

Uvula Flap

During this relatively new surgical procedure, the velum (uvula) is being folded upward and stitched to the palate.

Surgical Straightening of Nasal Septum

If snorers suffer from a nasal septum curvature and thereby have trouble breathing, this surgery would be applied in order to straighten the septum. This increases the airflow and can diminish snoring.

Different Operations for Receding Lower Jaw or Tongue

Typically, the handling of a receding lower jaw or tongue consists of a prosthesis, i.e. fixating the mandible with splints and thereby keeping the respiratory tracts free. However, if this condition is congenital, it could be fixed surgically. The procedure consists of splitting the lower jaw and then moving it forward into a more natural position. This is similar to the method whereby tongue and lower jaw are being connected with a thread, which is supposed to prevent the tongue from falling backward and thus reduce snoring. These operations are controversial in some countries.