Are you a snorer?Are you finding that this practice is interfering not only with your sleeping habits but with your health overall?Is it also interfering with your relationships?If so then it might be time to consider a snoring surgery.
While the thought of any type of surgery might seem a bit off-putting, typically these procedures are very minor, painless, and often very effective.
So what is involved in a snoring surgery and how do you know if it's time to consider such a procedure? First and foremost you need to be honest about the extent to which snoring is affecting your life; it's easy to dismiss this habit as just annoying but snoring can actually be the symptom of other health concerns and can also cause other health problems.
When it's reached that point then a snoring surgery should be considered.
When a person snores loudly, deeply, and on a chronic and consistent basis they are usually doing a lot of damage to their throat and airways overall.
Snoring can also typically mean that the person is not getting enough oxygen as they may be gasping, wheezing, choking, and snorting as well; these are signs of the body struggling for air.
When this is the case then a snoring surgery may be in order.
When it comes to conditions like sleep apnea or a deviated septum, the body can suffer tremendously from a lack of a regular oxygen supply.
A snoring surgery is usually very minor.
One of the major causes of snoring is excessive tissue in the area of the soft palate, the roof of the mouth near the back of the throat.
This tissue can collapse during sleep, choking off the airway.
A snoring surgery usually involves a slight cutting of this tissue.
Most doctors and dentists who perform this surgery use lasers rather than scalpels.
This means less blood loss and a quicker healing time.
Usually a day off of work is all that's needed following this type of snoring surgery and a few days or a week of eating soft foods and some minor discomfort are the only reported side effects.
Most who have this type of snoring surgery report that it's very effective and that the minor discomfort they felt at first was well worth it, considering `how their sleep has improved.
So why not discuss your options with your own doctor?
While the thought of any type of surgery might seem a bit off-putting, typically these procedures are very minor, painless, and often very effective.
So what is involved in a snoring surgery and how do you know if it's time to consider such a procedure? First and foremost you need to be honest about the extent to which snoring is affecting your life; it's easy to dismiss this habit as just annoying but snoring can actually be the symptom of other health concerns and can also cause other health problems.
When it's reached that point then a snoring surgery should be considered.
When a person snores loudly, deeply, and on a chronic and consistent basis they are usually doing a lot of damage to their throat and airways overall.
Snoring can also typically mean that the person is not getting enough oxygen as they may be gasping, wheezing, choking, and snorting as well; these are signs of the body struggling for air.
When this is the case then a snoring surgery may be in order.
When it comes to conditions like sleep apnea or a deviated septum, the body can suffer tremendously from a lack of a regular oxygen supply.
A snoring surgery is usually very minor.
One of the major causes of snoring is excessive tissue in the area of the soft palate, the roof of the mouth near the back of the throat.
This tissue can collapse during sleep, choking off the airway.
A snoring surgery usually involves a slight cutting of this tissue.
Most doctors and dentists who perform this surgery use lasers rather than scalpels.
This means less blood loss and a quicker healing time.
Usually a day off of work is all that's needed following this type of snoring surgery and a few days or a week of eating soft foods and some minor discomfort are the only reported side effects.
Most who have this type of snoring surgery report that it's very effective and that the minor discomfort they felt at first was well worth it, considering `how their sleep has improved.
So why not discuss your options with your own doctor?
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