Before considering surgery you should think whether or not this is essential for you. Surgery is a series thing to do and there are other aids you can try before doing it. Most of the surgeries are considered to be a success, but there are always risks you know…
I will not do the surgery because I already know there are other solutions for my problem, and some of them worked (chin strap, nasal strips, cpap). Even though I won’t do the surgery, I promised I will cover all the aids and solutions I know in order to help you decide which treatment is best for you.
Generally speaking, a snoring surgery will not be covered by the insurance company and you’ll find yourself alone, having to pay thousands of dollars.
There are few types and you can choose the type of snoring surgery you want:
1)UPPP- Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty- is a procedure used to remove excess tissue in the throat to widen the airway. This sometimes can allow air to move through the throat more easily when you breathe, reducing snoring.
2)LAUP- Laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty- is a technique that uses lasers to perform surgery for some sleep-related breathing disorders.
3)Radiofrequency palatoplasty- A new procedure that uses an electrical current to shrink and stiffen the back part of the roof of the mouth. When the soft palate and uvula are stiffer, they are less likely to vibrate and you are less likely to snore.
Once again, I truly believe that surgery is for rare cases of sever snoring that only a surgery can solve. In most cases, the regular aids and products can solve the snoring problem. I know you hate the snore, but hey, think about it one more time, will you?
I know of one person who did it (my aunt) and she did stopped snoring. So the surgery works, but can you pay the high price of thousands? Will you?
And what do you think? Did you try it once?
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Well, I have a problem with snoring. I’m not the one who snores — my boyfriend does. Sometimes when i sleep at his house, i can’t really sleep.
The way he snores is unbearable and sometimes i lie awake for hours because of it. He takes a drink now and then and when he does, he snores even louder.
I have been with him for almost two years now and i thought by this time i would be used to it but I’m not. It still irritates the crap out of me. He knows that he snores. To be very honest, i do not snore at all!
He is a little chubby to but was very thin in the beginning, so it can’t be his weight. Sometimes i go out of my mind for the way he snores.
I’m not going to ask him do the surgery, but I guess I need to give him a few hints.
Hey holly,
I do not recommend anyone to do the surgery unless they tried everything else. surgery is something you have to think about seriously and it will cost you so much, I don’t see a good reason to go this way.
You should tell him to try other things first before you spend the money and make such an important step like a surgery. you can see this post: stop snoring naturally where many people said it worked for them.
Good luck for you too, don’t do anything stupid.
I have been with my husband for 6 1/2 years. He snores like I have never heard someone snore before. He sounds like a train! I can even hear him 2 rooms down with the door shut…that is how loud it is. I am not exagerrating. He has been sleeping on the couch for the last 5 months, which still doesnt help because I hear him just as much as if he were sleeping right next to me in bed. He has tried the nasal strips awhile back and they didnt work. He has used pure sleep mouth guard for the last 2 years. I would say it works 80% of the time. (He’ll start snoring if he sleeps on his back or if he is sick). Recently, however, his snoring came back full force. We bought a humidifier, but that hasnt helped. I just bought a new mouth guard from pure sleep because they recommend replacing it around 6 months or so. I believe his snoring came back due to the fact that the mouth piece is really really worn and not doing its job. We’ll see once he fits the new mouth piece and starts using it. I have wondered if surgery will help because it got so bad. I’m up at least 3-4 times a night from his snoring. (Despite the fact that I have a 5 month old that also wakes me up). Cross your fingers that the new mouth guard works just like it used to!!