18 Jan Snoring therapy options: What you can do to stop snoring

Have you ever wondered why the person who snores is always the first to fall asleep?

Sawing off trees can have serious consequences for a partnership. If one person snores constantly and the other is disturbed by it night after night, there is the threat of an unromantic consequence: separate beds.

But snoring is not only a challenge for a relationship, the snorer himself often has to struggle with a reduction in well-being. How snoring can be treated with e.g. snoring therapy from the ENT doctor can be treated in this article.

What is snoring and what causes it?

During sleep, the entire body musculature as well as the throat and tongue relax. Normally, however, the muscle tension during sleep is so high that the tongue and uvula do not relax completely - the person breathes unhindered and quietly.

However, if the throat muscles relax and the upper airways narrow as a result, the soft palate, uvula and tongue start to flutter. This results in the typical snoring sound. The supine position usually favours the tongue falling back due to gravity.

But this is not the only reason that can cause snoring at night. Enlarged tonsils, an excessively long uvula or a large tongue, adenoids in the nose or a curvature of the nasal septum can also be to blame. Colds, hay fever and obesity as well as alcohol consumption and certain medications also favour snoring.

Snoring doesn't just put a strain on the relationship

Are there different types of snoring?

In medicine, a distinction is made between two forms of snoring:

Number one is simple snoring, also known as habitual or primary snoring. It only occurs occasionally and affects the majority of snorers. This form is not pathological, as the body's oxygen supply and the regulation of the circulatory system function normally and are not restricted. There are also no breathing interruptions.

Number two is pathological snoring. In this case, the noise is a side effect of a sleep-related breathing disorder. The oxygen supply in the body is insufficient. This often leads to dangerous respiratory failure (Sleep apnoea).

What are the consequences of snoring?

Snoring - whether habitual or pathological - can have many negative effects. On the one hand, it disturbs your partner's sleep, which can damage the relationship, and on the other, it can lead to health problems, such as dry oral mucosa. This in turn can lead to plaque on the tongue and in the mouth, bad breath, difficulty swallowing, inflammation of the mouth and throat as well as respiratory infections and tonsillitis. Tooth decay also occurs frequently.

Snorers are often tired during the day, feel sleepy, stressed and fatigued. They find it harder to concentrate and are prone to depression.

In addition, heavy snoring increases the risk of hypoxia and a sleep attack or heart attack.

How can snoring be treated?

First the ENT doctor find out where your snoring is coming from. Is it due to slack throat muscles or are there other medical reasons?

Depending on your individual findings, we can develop a treatment concept. If functional disorders in the body, such as polyps, a curved nasal septum or excessively large turbinates, are to blame for snoring, a Nose surgery However, there is also treatment through snoring therapy.

Another option is classic snoring surgery. The aim is to tighten and shorten the soft palate, which significantly reduces or completely stops the symptoms of snoring.

Snoring therapy Frankfurt

Do you suffer from annoying snoring?

You are welcome to present yourself at our practice. We will examine you in detail and find the source of your nocturnal "concert". Depending on this, we will create a customised therapy for you.

Please feel free to contact us!

ENT Frankfurt: Dr Thomas Fischer & Dr Albrecht Linke

Your specialists for ear, nose and throat medicine, who will provide you with professional and individualised advice, examinations and treatment in all matters relating to ENT medicine, functional plastic surgery and the aesthetic treatment of changes to the facial skin.

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