Category: Sleep Apnoea
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Laser Treatment for Snoring
A carbon dioxide laser is used to perform the laser surgery to cure snoring. The laser snoring treatment is an easy procedure for patients and can be done in a doctor’s office instead of a hospital. Having success in nearly eighty percent cases, the laser snoring treatment is also extremely safe. The only anesthesia…
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Surgery to cure OSA and Snoring
LAUP is performed under local or general anaesthetic and is considered to be a safer, more economical and a more comfortable alternative to UPPP. It involves vaporising the free edge of the soft palate and uvula using a laser. Unlike UPPP, LAUP may have to be repeated in order to obtain the desired effect.…
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Surgical treatment of Snoring and Sleep Apnea
Surgical treatment of Snoring and Sleep Apnea Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a serious condition in which breathing stops during sleep, sometimes hundreds of times a night. Cardiovascular problems may result. Symptoms include snoring, excessive daytime sleepiness, poor performance at home or work, moodiness and depression and lack of sexual urge. One form of treatment…