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Snoring is a simple phenomenon that can turn into a complex problem. While you sleep, the muscles at the back of your throat relax, causing the soft palate to partially block your airway. As you breathe, the air from your mouth or nose tries to pass round the blockage, resulting in the rasps and rattles we know as snoring.When the airway becomes more blocked, the snoring gets worse-and so does the annoyance.
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Hundreds of devices - and old wives tales - have been created to temporarily control snoring. Non-surgical approaches, including weight loss and other lifestyle
modifications, or the use of
anoral appliance to reposition
the jaw during sleep, are also
options. Recently, however,
new technolog has been
developed to treat snoring.This technology,called Coblation,allows you togain control over your snoring through a simple procedure performed by your doctor.
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With Coblation, an electrode is inserted into the soft palate and is held in position for just 10-15 seconds.
This will be repeated several times during your procedure. This process removes tissue, decreases the size of the palate and tightens the floppy tissue responsible for causing your snoring.
The Coblation procedure takes about 5 minutes, and is performed with local anaesthetic. Although this is a minor procedure, it’s normal to experience some after effects.
For example, you may have a mild sore throat and a little swelling for a few days,with a ”full”feeling at the back of your throat. Your snoring may worsen at first, during the first
week. Your doctor will provide you with instructions for managing any swelling or discomfort. |
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Snoring is caused by excess tissue at the back of your throat that relaxes when you sleepand partially blocks your air passages.
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During Coblation, a specialized Wand is inserted into the soft palate and held in place for just 10-15 seconds at a time.
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Coblation decreases the size of the palate and stiffens the floppy tissue responsible for causing your snoring.
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