The treatment of snoring patients should be treated according to different reasons, and the choice of treatment method is the most important factor to determine the treatment effect. We will talk about the main methods of treating snoring in four times. First, talk about general treatment. Weight loss: Obesity is one of the factors causing pharyngeal stenosis. Losing weight can reduce the degree of airway obstruction. Smoking cessation wine: smoke can stimulate inflammation of the pharynx, causing edema and stenosis of the pharynx, and wine can relax muscles and make the base of the tongue fall back, thus aggravating obstruction. In addition, not accepting sedative sleeping pills before going to bed and sleeping on your side all have certain benefits for snoring.

2. Surgical treatment of snoring

Different surgical methods should be selected according to the plane of obstruction. For example, patients with nasal obstruction should undergo nasal surgery to make the nasal passages unobstructed. Patients with pharyngeal stenosis can undergo palatopharyngoplasty, which is the most commonly used surgical method to treat snoring and sleep apnea by removing part of uvula and tonsils and increasing the space between pharynx. Its success depends on the choice of surgical patients. In addition, patients with small jaw are easy to fall back, and they can do orthognathic surgery.

3. Plasma cryoablation technology for snoring

Plasma cryoablation technology is a newly patented technology in the United States, and it is a very developed minimally invasive treatment method. It can make the tissue of pharynx melt, reduce the volume, and reduce the hypertrophy of tongue body. Because it is treated at low temperature, it has little local reaction, basically no pain, no bleeding or little bleeding, and the operation time is short. It can be treated in outpatient department, which is mainly suitable for patients with nasal cavity and pharyngeal stenosis and tongue hypertrophy. At present, the Department of Otolaryngology of Nanjing Bayi Hospital has treated many patients with plasma ablation technology and achieved good results.

4, continuous positive pressure ventilation and mouth orthosis to treat snoring

The main principle of continuous positive pressure ventilation (CPAP) is to wear a small CPAP machine when sleeping, so that the mask is connected to the ventilator, similar to the principle of blowing balloons, to enlarge the narrow part of the pharynx. Every patient needs different pressure, so doctors need to use polysomnography to determine an appropriate pressure. CPAP machine can obviously increase the oxygen content in blood, which is suitable for patients with moderate and severe snoring and other treatment failure.