All treatment was taken from - http://www.helpguide.org/life/snoring.htm
Medical Treatments for Snoring and Treatment Description Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
To keep your airway open during sleep, a machine at your bedside blows pressurized air into a mask that you wear over your nose or face.
Dental appliances, oral devices, and lower jaw positioners
Examples:
- Mandibular Repositioning Device
- Tongue Retaining Device
A dental device opens your airway by bringing your lower jaw or your tongue forward during sleep.
Most dental devices are acrylic and fit inside your mouth, much like an athletic mouth guard or orthodontic appliance. Some others fit around your head and chin to adjust the position of your lower jaw.
- Surgery
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) - Thermal Ablation Palatoplasty (TAP), such as Laser-Assisted Uvula Palatoplasty (LAUP) and somnoplasty (radiofrequency tissue ablation)
- Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
- Soft palate implants (the Pillar Palatal Implant System)
Increases the size of your airway by surgically removing tissues. The surgeon may remove tonsils, adenoids, or excess tissue at the back of the throat or inside the nose. Or the surgeon may reconstruct the jaw.
The surgeon may use a scalpel, a laser, or a microwaving probe (radiofrequency energy).
