Obesity snoring is caused by narrowing of the airways and symptoms can be improved by dietary treatment, exercise, medication, surgery and behavioral therapy.
Obesity is a chronic metabolic disease caused by excessive accumulation or abnormal distribution of body fat and weight gain. Patients with this disease can have narrowed airways due to the accumulation of fat in the throat, which in turn makes them suffer from the symptoms of obese snoring. Common treatment methods are as follows:
1. Dietary treatment: according to the degree of energy restriction, it is categorized into fasting therapy, very low energy therapy and low energy therapy.
2. Exercise therapy: it includes whole-body exercise and static exercise to enhance muscle strength. The former has the effect of promoting body fat mobilization, increasing blood flow in muscle tissue and enhancing cardiopulmonary function. The latter has the effect of enhancing muscle strength, preventing the loss of lean tissue mass and improving insulin sensitivity.
3. Medication: Commonly used medications include lorcaserin, topiramate, bupropion, orlistat, acarbose, cholecystokinin and metformin, etc., which can be used in accordance with the doctor’s prescription.
4. Surgical treatment: For some patients with obesity or obesity-related diseases of higher degree and repeated failure of other treatment means, surgical treatment can be considered under certain conditions.
5. Behavioral therapy: obese patients record diet, exercise, medication and weight change can play a self-monitoring role. In the patient with the treatment can be given in addition to food rewards, so that the patient’s good behavior can be strengthened.
If patients with obesity snoring symptoms, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, in accordance with the doctor’s instructions for standardized treatment.