Snoreplasty Offers Hope for Snorers
The Telegraph reports on new research that could offer hope of a new snoring cure for some people.
The treatment is known as snoreplasty (or snore-plasty) and involves an injection into the soft palate of the mouth. In some cases (not all) a fluttering of this palate can be the cause of snoring.
The new research carried out by the Mansoura University in Egypt tested the method on 34 patients with a fluttering palate and found that it was effective in 32 cases.
Not everyone is convinced by the potential of injection snoreplasty. The British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Society notes that in previous trials: "Many of the patients relapsed after 1 year as the scar tissue softened"
The treatment is known as snoreplasty (or snore-plasty) and involves an injection into the soft palate of the mouth. In some cases (not all) a fluttering of this palate can be the cause of snoring.
The new research carried out by the Mansoura University in Egypt tested the method on 34 patients with a fluttering palate and found that it was effective in 32 cases.
Not everyone is convinced by the potential of injection snoreplasty. The British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Society notes that in previous trials: "Many of the patients relapsed after 1 year as the scar tissue softened"
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