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Chronic snoring cures

 

During normal breathing, air passes through
the throat on its way to the  lungs. The air travels past the soft palate,
uvula, tonsils, and tongue. When a  person is awake, the muscles in the back of
the throat tighten to hold these  structures in place preventing them from
collapsing into the airway. During  sleep, these structures can fall into the
airway causing snoring and obstructive  sleep apnea.

 

Sleep apnea is characterized by loud snroing
and distrubed or interruped  sleep patterns. Sleep apnea can have serious
consequences including cardiac  problems. Frequently patients will awaken in the
morning with a headache. If  they become sleep deprived they may feel sleeppy
all day, and may fall asleep  while driving in the car.

 

Sleep apnea is diagnosed by a sleep study.
During a sleep study, the  patient’s breathing patterns, heart rhythim and brain
waves are monitored.

 

If it is found that sleep apnea is present,
most doctors recommend the use of  CPAP. CPAP is a breathing device worn during
sleep to help keep the airway open.  In some situations surgery is recommended.
The uvulopalatopharyngoplasty with or  without tonsillectomy are surgical
procedurs designed to open the airway. In  rare situations, a tracheostomy is
necessary. These are procedures designed to  circumvent this sleep related
collapse of these structures.

 

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Large tonsils and snoring?

 


Large tonsils, or hypertrophic tonsils, can frequently cause severe snoring,
breathing holding, difficulty eating, choaking, and sleep apnea. This can occur
as an isolated event or in conjunction with recurrent tonsillitis. If the
problem becomes severe, tonsillectomy with adenoidectomy is often recommended.

 

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Oxygen for sleep deprivation?

 

Your
problems can be evaluated by an Ears, Nose, Throad (ENTor otolaryngologist)
doctor–if you are having sleep problems associated with significantly enlarged
adenoids and a very relaxed palate then various surgical operations may be
necessary to review. The problem is not one of too little oxygen, but rather may
be related to anatomical issues (how his air passages are designed). Speak with
your doctor about this. Many times it is helpful to make a video tape for either
his doctor or the ENT doctor to see–a picture and sound is worth a thousand
words.

 

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Sleep Apnea sleep disorder

 

In
general, surgery for sleep apnea is only about 50% successful. However, you
would need to talk with your surgeon regarding your specific situation. Surgery
is usually recommended only after medical therapy has failed. If your main
concern is the snoring, then either the laser procedure or the new Somnoplasty
carries about an 85% success rate for resolution of the snoring.

 

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Sleep Disorders:
Sleep problems and nightmares

 


During a nightmare your body muscles which are under your control (except for 
eyeball muscles) such as legs, speech, arms, etc are paralyzed–ie you can’t
run  downstairs!! What she had was called a "night terror"–similar to what
others do  when sleep walking. The person is asleep, may occasionally wake up 
spontaneously, but until that time has no idea what is going on–night terrors 
are really most frightening for the observer vs the patient. To learn more
about  sleep issues pick up a copy of "Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems".

 

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Wellbutrin, insomnia & depression

 


Insomnia occurs in 18.6% of patients who take bupropion (Wellbutrin). Two 
percent of patients discontinue bupropion because of insomnia and agitation. 
Interestingly, 19.8% of patients experience sedation instead of insomnia. 
Decreasing the dose, adding a sedative drug or switching to a different 
antidepressant may alleviate the problem.

 

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Sleep Disorder

 


During normal breathing, air passes through the throat on its way to the  lungs.
The air travels past the soft palate, uvula, tonsils, and tongue. When a  person
is awake, the muscles in the back of the throat tighten to hold these 
structures in place preventing them from collapsing and/or vibrating in the 
airway. During sleep, the uvula and soft palate frequently vibrate causing the 
distinctive sounds of snoring.

 

The
LAUP procedure is a laser surgical procedure designed to sequentially  trim and
shorten these structures, thus preventing or reducing snoring.

 


Risks and ComplicationsYou have the right to be informed that the surgery may
involve risks of  unsuccessful results, complications, or injury from both known
and unforeseen  causes. Because individuals vary in their tissue circulation and
healing  processes, as well as anesthetic reactions, ultimately there can be no
guarantee  made as to the results or potential complications. The following
complications  have been reported in the medical literature. This list is not
meant to be  inclusive of every possible complication. They are listed here for
your  information only, not to frighten you, but to make you aware and more 
knowledgeable concerning this surgical procedure.

 

1.
Failure to resolve the snoring. Most  surgeons feel that about 85% of patients
who undergo a LAUP will have a  significant or complete resolution in their
snoring; and an additional  percentage of patients will notice reduced levels of
snoring such that their  sleep partners will report that it’s level is no longer
offensive.

 

2.
Failure to cure sleep apnea or other  pathological sleep disorders. Pathological
sleep disorders, like sleep apnea,  are medical problems which may have
associated serious complications. At this  time, the LAUP procedure has not been
proven to cure these disorders.

 

3.
Bleeding. In very rare situations, a need  for blood products or a blood
transfusion. You have the right, should you  choose, to have autologous or
designated donor directed blood pre-arranged. You  are encouraged to consult
with your doctor if you are interested.

 

4.
Nasal regurgitation, a change in voice, or  velopharyngeal insufficiency when
liquids may flow into the nasal cavity during  swallowing (rare).

 

5.
Failure to resolve coexisting sinus, tonsil,  or nasal problems.

 

6.
Need for revision, or further and more  aggressive surgery.

 

7.
Prolonged pain, impaired healing, and the  need for hospitalization

 

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