In Illinois, as in other states, snoring can be a serious health problem. Just about half of the adult population here snore, or have disruptive obstruction their sleep because of an insufficient airway. The problem could be minor and easily correctable, but perhaps with a doctor's advice, surgery might be an option.
Septoplasty
Often lifestyle factors are responsible for snoring and they can be easily changed. Overweight people are more prone to suffer from the problem of snoring. Obesity leads to fatty tissues in the neck, narrowing the airway. These excess soft tissues vibrate with breathing, causing snoring. Loosing weight helps breathing by reducing the fatty tissue of the neck.
Sleeping position
Air chambers present on either side of nose and between eyes are called sinuses. There are our pairs of these chambers called frontal, maxillary, sphenoid and ethnocide. Any blockage of the drainage system of the sinuses causes infection, which is usually caused when you are having allergies or cold. The surgery of sinus is not painful. The patient is anesthetized and the nose is examined with an operating telescope. These micro instruments are used in the whole surgery to remove and any areas of the blockage. Rarely, there are rare but serious complications in this surgery. Bleeding is the most serious. Removing tonsils
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
If the problem is sleep apnea, or interruption in breathing, the problem could be solved by a device called a CPAP. The CPAP (Continuous positive airway pressure) is a device which circulates air through the nose. This machine helps you to breathe more easily by opening your airways and helps you to breathe more freely. CPAP can be an effective way to treat sleep apnea. Those with severe symptoms have found this device very helpful and by the help of this device they now can sleep more comfortably. This appliance sometimes causes dryness of the mouth and can be uncomfortable to fit on your face.
Septoplasty
When snoring is serious, some of the above changes don't help, and surgery is called for. In a septoplasty, the surgeon straightens the partition between the nostrils, which will reduce breathing obstruction and help with snoring. The procedure is carried out through the nostrils, leaving no visible scar. The stitches are removed by stitching the skin covering back on it. In 50-60% of cases there is improvement.
Sinus surgery
Sleeping position
Easier still is making changes in sleep habits. If you sleep on your back, to help with snoring you should change to sleeping on your side. Sleeping on the back makes your snoring worse, narrowing the airway by making your tongue to slide backwards. Sleeping on your side will help you treat your snoring problem.
