Category: Laser Treatment
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Laser Surgery for Snoring – Post Operative Care
LAUP-( Throat Operation) General The main difficulty experienced by patients after this laser surgery is pain in the roof of the mouth. This discomfort is due to the healing surfaces which are raw and take between a week to ten days to complete the initial healing. There is a gradual healing which takes a much…
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Facts about Laser Surgery for Snoring
Procedure LAUP allows treatment of snoring and mild OSA by removing the obstruction in your airway in an outpatient setting under local anesthesia. A CO2 laser is used to vaporize the uvula and a specified portion of the palate in a series of small procedures. LAUP is performed while you are positioned in an upright…
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Reasons for Snoring and Sleep Apnoea
Are You Overweight? Overeating and/or lack of exercise leads to an increase in fat around the throat. If you have a collar size of 16½” or greater, you may not have the muscle tone needed to keep the airway open sufficiently at night to allow normal breathing, and the narrow airway is more likely to…