Somnoplasty to Treat Sleep Apnea
Somnoplasty is a lately develop method of treatment to treat sleep apnea as well as snoring problem. The word ‘Somn’ means ‘sleep’ while the ‘plasty’ stands for ‘surgical repair’.‘Somnoplasty’ is a different type of surgery as you do not need to go under the surgeons knife. To get this surgery done, you are not required to get hospitalised as the whole process consumes hardly an hour. It can be performed in the office of the doctor or in outpatient ward. In Somnoplasty, low powered and low-temperature radio frequency energy is used with a needle. At times, you may need to go through more than one treatment. Here it must be noted that unluckily this process is at present works best particularly in the cases of mild obstruction! Coagulation in the excess tissues is created. Thereafter, the tissue is reabsorbed so as to lessen the tissue’s volume and opening up the airway passage. You will have very little pain or bleeding. You will feel sensation of heat in your throat area because of the needle being used; however, it lasts only for a few moments. The tissue which is involved in the process can be in the upper airway area, the uvula or the tongue. You might feel some swelling and discomfort for a week after the treatment is performed. Also, you might feel difficulty in speaking if the tongue was involved in the treatment. But there is nothing to get scared of as most of this discomfort can be cured using the OTC (over-the-counter) medicines. Somnoplasty has proved as a successful treatment. The patients have experienced relief from apnea as well as daytime sleepiness. Also, about 80 percent improvement has been noticed in snoring problem. Similar to any other new process, Somnoplasty does have its critics. Some people jolt at the thought that a needle will be inserted into their throat to do the surgery. Also, there are people who get scared from the idea of remaining conscious during the process. In addition to this, there are also various other horror stories that run rampant such as the needle generates extreme heat and one has to suffer lots of pain and discomfort due to this procedure. However, keeping these rumors aside, if we consider the most part the procedure does seem to work. If compared to other surgical methods, it is far less painful and annoying. If the method really works as it has been demonstrated then no doubt that this method will be able to bring relief to lots of those who suffer from sleep apnea and snoring problems.
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