Snoring noise disturbs not only those sharing the bedroom, but can also be an indication of a serious health disturbance.
Thus, there is snoring noise with and without respiratory disturbances. In both cases, an impairment of nasal breathing alone or, in addition, muscular relaxation, especially of the postnasal space, can be the cause. Here, we distinguish between primary simple snoring and apnoeic snoring with a disturbance in the respiratory rhythm and a prolonged pause in breathing of more than 10 seconds.
In order to prevent suffocating, the reduced oxygen intake brings about a waking reaction, which in turn can result in a disturbed sleeping rhythm and therefore in the long term to headache, tiredness during the day, an increased risk of a heart attack or stroke, hypertension, heart-lung disorders, and sexual functional disturbances.
The differentiated examination on our part and the collaboration with a large, medically recognised sleep laboratory with medical staff specialising in pulmonary disorders enable us to distinguish between normal snoring and apnoeic snoring and eliminate the snoring respiration.

Besides general methods of therapy, there are different measures for the improvement of nasal breathing and rendering the soft palate firmer.

Operatively, we distinguish between the following steps:

• Correction of the nasal septum and reduction of the nasal concha
• Rendering the soft palate firmer and shortening the uvula
• Widening of the maxillary arch and shortening of the uvula

In addition to the microscopically performed nasal septum operation, the coblation method offers an innovative therapeutical method that is gentle to tissue and can be performed either as an out-patient or an in-patient procedure. It is not based, as is laser therapy, on thermal stimulation and swelling, but on the resecting of soft tissue utilising radio-frequency energy in conjunction with common salt. The surrounding tissue is unaffected, so that the procedure is largely painless and blood-free.

Technique: endonasal microscopic, coblation

Required stay: out-patient, one night

Anaesthesia: general anaesthesia

Dressing: light nasal tamponade if required one night

Desired result: after 2-3 days

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