private treatment for snoring?
Has anyone had this done or know someone who has? My husband is a terrible snorer and i am awake several times a night. He snores if he is on his back or side there is no difference.
I have got ear plugs, have tried spray/ nasal strips etc but no use.
I saw an advert in press yester day for place that used laser/radio frequency treatment and just wondered if it is worth looking into and how much it costs?
I would highly recommend trying one more external device before resorting to surgery. I started snoring a couple of years ago and thought it was no big deal (I wasn’t the one having to listen to it!). However, my wife told me that not only was it keeping her up at night, but that I would sometimes stop breathing. She was concerned that I might have mild sleep apnea.
The clincher came when I went in for a routine dental appointment. They checked my blood pressure (part of their procedures) and mentioned it looked a little high. I then read that mild sleep apnea as well as snoring sometimes causes high blood pressure. Time to act!
My solution was a plastic device called the PureSleep device. It’s a mouthpiece that you bite down on and wear during the night. It pulls your lower jaw forward allowing air to pass by the soft tissue at the back of the throat without vibrating (which is what a snore is). It’s worked wonders for me. The device costs about $60 US. You’ll find more info including a product review at the links below.
Laser treatment removes some of the soft tissue at the back of the throat. No matter what the advert says about how easy it is, it’s still surgery and should be your last resort. Some questions to ask (in addition to the price, of course) are: What are the risks? How long do the results typically last? (no “fix” is permanent) How long or short is the recovery time? and so on.
I hope this provides some answers.
Hiram
The Balanced Health Guy
Salaam Namaste
