Snoring and the benefits of snoring surgery with Coblator

Snoring is a common phenomenon in many people that is not only uncomfortable but can also be a cause of disease. So what is the cause of snoring, what to do to treat snoring will be in the following article.

Causes of snoring At night, when you sleep, the throat muscles relax and become softer, the base of the tongue shifts back due to the supine position, which narrows the airways. The airflow when breathing through the narrow space vibrates the soft structures of the pharynx, especially the pharynx, the uvula, creating the sound of snoring.
Some factors make snoring worse
Alcohol, tranquilizers make snoring softer. Obesity increases airway pressure and also thickens and narrows the pharynx. Cigarettes cause congestion of the nasopharyngeal mucosa. Rhinitis, deviated septum cause stuffy nose, must breathe through the mouth, causing more soft vibrations.

Consequences of snoring With people around: Making noise leads to insomnia, irritability, sometimes leading to conflict between husband and wife. Self: Snoring easily leads to sleep apnea syndrome - a phenomenon where breathing stops for a short time, about tens of seconds. However, when this phenomenon is repeated during the night, it will lead to a lack of oxygen in the brain, the body cannot rest and recover, and as a result, it will be tired, poor concentration, and sleepy the next day. Prolonged sleep apnea also leads to impaired sexual function, cardiovascular disease and even sudden death.

Solution 1. Maintain a healthy lifestyle: This is the most basic, thorough, cheapest but also the most difficult measure, including:
Minimize drinking alcohol, smoking No abuse use pain relievers, sedatives Exercise sports, eat in moderation to maintain an appropriate weight 2. Ventilator with positive pressure: The advantage is that the intervention does not cause injury, can perform many repetitions On the other hand, it is highly effective but has the disadvantage that it requires complicated equipment (installed at home) and the treatment time lasts for months.
3. Coblator snoring surgery: Cons: As an interventional method that causes trauma (surgery), there are no studies proving the long-term effectiveness of this method (currently only studies are available). limited to 18 months to 2 years).
Advantages: Due to the use of a Coblator machine, which uses high-frequency waves to generate plasma, the low temperature causes less burns to the surrounding tissue, the reduction of nasopharyngeal tissue is performed under the mucosa, so it is almost non-flowing. blood, can interfere with many parts of the nasopharynx in the same surgery such as the nasopharynx, pharynx, uvula, tonsils, and bottom of the tongue, so it is suitable for treating snoring caused by many different causes. The treatment of snoring with Coblator can be carried out under anesthesia, the patient is kept for a few hours and then can be discharged; The effect is clearly seen after a few days, but the cost of surgery is not high and there are fewer complications than other surgical methods.