How to cure snoring?
Snoring is due to looseness of the muscles that control the tongue and the palate during sleep. As the air passes, when the snorer inspires, these muscles begin to vibrate and produce a respiratory sound ... The airways shrink and it is the vibrations of the soft palate that produce this sound.
Sometimes these snoring can reach up to 100 decibels, the equivalent of the noise caused by the passage of a truck.
Snoring affects 60% of men over 50, but some menopausal women can also snore. Some factors favor the onset of snoring: overweight, aging, alcohol, smoking but also a congested nose, large tonsils, polyps or sometimes even a deviated septum ...
Sometimes a change of life habit is enough to overcome these noise: stop sleeping pills, do not consume alcohol at night, have a balanced diet, play sports ...
Medical treatment and medicated consists of nasal or oral sprays that have only very limited results.
Your dentist can custom manufacture mandibular prostheses that will help you take off the tongue of the palate during the sleep... not very aesthetic for sleeping!
Otherwise, a professional may prescribe the wearing of a device: a mask that is connected to a pump system to push the air into the airways. All this is to be relaxed before surrendering in the arms of Morpheus! What is not won ...
The last surgical solution involves removing a portion of the soft palate (the uvula) to widen the airway. The operation is under general anesthesia and requires hospitalization for at least two days.
Another solution, laser surgery takes place under local anesthesia can also reduce the soft palate ...
Our advice
Avoid lying on your back during your sleep ; there are t-shirts designed to not snore, or even pillows that keep the neck hyper extension to improve the passage of air ...
