Snoring is mainly caused by the narrowing of upper airway passage, which can be treated by general treatment, internal medicine (positive pressure ventilation, mouthpiece treatment) and surgical treatment.
1. General treatment: for those who are over-obese, it is necessary to control body weight, increase the amount of exercise, eat scientifically, try to take the side position when sleeping, and choose the right height of pillow to relieve snoring.
2. Internal medicine treatment
(1) Positive Pressure Ventilation Therapy: using non-invasive positive pressure ventilation ventilator while sleeping can maintain the pressure of airway, so that patients can stop snoring and improve the quality of sleep.
(2) Oral appliance treatment: wearing a specific intraoral device while sleeping, stretching the lower jaw forward and enlarging the airway behind the root of the tongue to relieve snoring, but long-term application is not recommended.
(3) Surgical treatment: If the snoring is caused by upper airway resistance factors, deviated nasal septum can be treated with nasal septum correction; enlarged adenoids can be treated with adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy.
Snoring involves many reasons, it is recommended to consult a doctor, according to the cause of the disease, and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.