Snoring is a problem that affects millions of people worldwide and their partners, and which occurs when there is an obstruction of the free flow of air through the passages of the back of the mouth and nose. This sort of obstruction most often occurs when there is excessive tissue in the uvula and soft palate, and snoring can also be a sign of a much more serious condition such as sleep apnea snoring.
What is Sleep Apnea Snoring?
Sleep apnea snoring is caused by a combination of a floppy uvula and soft palate and the issue of the tongue falling back to shut off the postnatal space. There is surgery for sleep apnea snoring, which involves removal of the excess soft palate and uvula with uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) or one stage LAUP. UPPP is a procedure that removes excess tissue in the throat in order to make the airway wider. The tissues that are removed may include that of the soft finger-like tissue that hangs down from the back of the roof of the mouth into the throat, part of the roof of the mouth, and/or excess throat tissue, such as the tonsils and adenoids. A doctor may suggest you to have UPPP done if you have a sleep apnea snoring problem, and if you have excess tissue in your nose, mouth, or throat that blocks your airway, choose not to use CPAP, do not get better after using CPAP, or do not want to have an opening made in your windpipe to treat sleep apnea.
Although this procedure has been proven to help stop snoring, sleep apnea episodes still may continue, as there is no guarantee to the full effectiveness of the procedure. In fact, due to the other causes of snoring such as restrictions to the nasal cavity, levels of obesity and the variations in removed tissue, there are actually limited studies of UPPP as an isolated procedure. There is little data available about the long-term effectiveness of this procedure, but it is likely to be quite low. There are also risks and complications which can occur from the surgery, such as accidental damage to surrounding blood vessels and tissues, and complications you may experience after surgery include: sleepiness and periods of not breathing related to the medicines that are used to relieve pain and help you sleep, swelling, pain, infection, or bleeding, speech problems, and a narrowing of the airway in the nose and throat.
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