Snoring, i.e. snoring, is the main symptom of simple snoring and obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome, which is commonly seen in advanced age, obesity, deviated nasal septum, chronic hypertrophic rhinitis and soft palate hypertrophy and other etiologies. It is necessary to choose allopathic treatment, general treatment, ventilator treatment and surgical treatment according to the causes and characteristics of the disease in order to treat the disease and improve the symptoms.
1. Causative treatment: Active and systematic treatment of underlying diseases that cause and aggravate the symptoms, such as myasthenia gravis and endocrine dysfunction. Active treatment of deviated nasal septum, enlarged nasal turbinates, enlarged adenoids, enlarged tonsils and other diseases that lead to airway narrowing.
2. General treatment: try to take the side position to sleep, avoid overwork and spicy stimulating food, quit smoking and alcohol. Avoid the application of diazepam and other sedatives. Obese patients can moderate exercise, diet control, weight reduction.
3. Ventilator treatment: non-invasive positive pressure ventilator treatment can effectively eliminate the symptoms of snoring, and after long-term reasonable use, it can significantly improve the related complications.
4. Surgical treatment: according to the obstruction of different planes of upper airway, we can choose surgical treatments such as nasal dilatation, uvula palatopharyngoplasty, chin-lingual muscle anterior transfer and mandibular anterior transfer, etc. When snoring occurs, it needs to be treated with a positive pressure respirator.
When snoring occurs, it is necessary to actively consult a doctor for a systematic examination to clarify the cause of the disease and diagnosis, and then follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment.