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Snoring
Relief and Sleep Apnea
When Surgery is Necessary
Sleeping Disorders: When Surgery is Deemed
Necessary
There are times when one's sleeping disorders
reaches the extreme level that the doctor resorts to surgical operations. And
for that, he has a range of options. Today, there are different ways to
surgically treat sleeping disorders. But of course, as the medical professional,
he is tasked to select the best possible cure for it.
For you to know more about the different
procedures that can be done here is a detailed list, which includes a short
description of each and an explanation as to how it is performed.
1. Laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty. This
procedure is quite aggressive. It actually involves the process of an excising
the uvula, which could be obstructing the airways in the throat. The uvula is
usually the reason why some people snore when they sleep.
This procedure requires the use of local
anesthesia. After which, a carbon dioxide laser is utilized to make the
necessary incisions. The main goal is to shorten the uvula. To complete the
whole process, multiple sessions of about 10 minutes each are required.
2. Tracheostomy. Tracheostomy is somewhat more
complicated than uvulopalatoplasty. If uvulopalatoplasty will remove the uvula,
Tracheostomy is performed to cut through the trachea, or a person's windpipe.
After the incision is made, a tube is inserted
so that air can pass through. Doing so will also remove the unnecessary
secretions. With the tube inserted, breathing is not done through the nose or
the mouth anymore. It will then be through the tube.
3. Radio frequency Ablation. Radio frequency
Ablation or RFA is conducted in a person with sleeping disorders as well, even
though this procedure is otherwise popular to be used for the heart. To cure
sleeping disorders, it is tasked to reduce the size of the palate tissue.
The procedure is called RFA of the soft palate.
To perform it, a certain amount of radio frequency energy is aimed at the
palate. To do it, an electrode device is used. The procedure can be a little
painful and intrusive, and so a topical local anesthesia is required.
4. Mandibular Myotomy. Mandibular Myotomy
involves the cutting a part of the bone on the front section of the jaws; doing
that will pull the tongue forward for about 6 to 10 mm. The procedure is sure to
eliminate one's sleeping disorders.
This procedure was crafted and was further
researched and studied by Dr. Robert W. Riley and Dr. Nelson Powell. They are
bona fide members Stanford University's
Sleep
Disorder
Center. The operation may require general anesthesia before it can be performed.
5. Uvulopalatopharyngolasty.
Uvulopalatopharyngolasty or simply UPPP involves the removal of the uvula. Along
with it, excess tissues are detached as well. It is a form of surgery given to
people who cannot tolerate nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure or CPAP.
Although this is regarded to be equally
effective as the other surgical process, only 50% of the people who had
undergone the procedure were really benefited. Other patients claim that it only
partially help or had failed to help entirely.
6. Genioglossus and Hyoid Advancement.
Genioglossus is a fan-shaped muscle that forms most of the tongue. The Hyoid
bone, on the other hand, is part of the neck that supports the tongue's roots.
These two parts of the mouth are advanced, or
are adjusted mildly, for about 10 to 14 millimeters. The result is that the
tongue become stretched a little and becomes less floppy while sleeping. The
procedure is done only under general anesthesia.
7. Diathermy Palatoplasty. Diathermy
Palatoplasty is also referred to as Diathermy Palatal Reduction. The procedure
can be performed right at the doctor's office. It calls for lesions to be
created in the palates. That, in turn, is achieved by using radio frequencies.
When the scar forms, the tissues are slowly absorbed; thus making the air
passage larger.
These are the most common surgical methods of
treating sleeping disorders. These surgical methods are performed by
administering anesthesia, making incisions, and using intrusive medical devices
mostly on the mouth.
It is then very important that you ensure you
are in the hands of a medical professional during the treatment. Sleeping
disorders are not always simple problems, considering all these procedures that
one has to go through to correct it.
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