The Surgical Treatment of a More Rare Cause of Snoring
In less frequent cases where the snoring occurs at the level of the back of the tongue , there are two surgical treatments of snoring:
1. Controlled scarring: stiffen the back of the tongue.
There is a feeling remains that there is something in the throat.
The back of the tongue can be made stiffer with the above described radio frequency energy or Coblation-therapy. A success rate of about 75% mentioned, but the results in the longer term is still little known. Disadvantages of treatment are:
- Mild pain on swallowing for several weeks, after working a few days usually possible again.
- This treatment is yet not always reimbursed by the insurer and the cost is about € 1.200 .-.
2. Removing a piece of the back of the tongue with the laser.
Part of the back of the tongue is removed using the laser to get more space in the airway behind the tongue to get. Long-term results of this are still unknown.Disadvantages of treatment are:
- Swallowing is painful for two weeks, work in this period is not possible.
- Deterioration of taste for a few weeks to sometimes a few months.
[...] of nasal breathing is one of the causes of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Moderate and severe forms of OSA should be considered as an [...]