Category: Sleep Apnoea
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Laser Surgery to Cure Snoring and Sleep Apnea in Old Age
Age is no barrier for Laser surgery Snoring is defined as noisy breathing caused by the vibration of soft palate and uvula by air turbulence during sleep. Surgical treatments for snoring include several different techniques for removing tissue from the back of the patient’s throat, reshaping the nasal passages or jaw, or preventing the tongue…
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Blue Uvula in Snorers
The uvula is the conic projection from the posterior edge of the middle of the soft palate, composed of connective tissue containing a number of mucous glands, and some muscular fibers (uvulae muscle). Its shape is somewhat similar to that of the grape. Any function for Uvula Very little. Consonants pronounced with the uvula are…
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Snoring of Kumbhakarna
Snoring is not a laughing matter anymore. It can kill you; can make your own life miserable and those around you. The Puranas were rather unfair to Kumbhakarna, Ravana\’s powerful brother in Ramayana. His perpetual slumber and loud snoring were seen as a mere humor element. Kumbhakarna image are given to snorers rather unfairly and…