The snoring and grinding of teeth need to be treated according to their causes, such as adenoid hypertrophy, parasites, temporomandibular joint malocclusion, etc. After a clear diagnosis, general treatment, medication or surgical treatment will be taken.
1. Adenoid hypertrophy: adenoid hypertrophy is common in children, adenoid is located in the nasopharynx and throat of the orange valve-like lymphatic tissue, hyperplasia and hypertrophy can be manifested in snoring and grinding of teeth, the treatment is recommended to choose the nasal spray hormone drugs, such as mometasone furoate nasal spray, and surgery can be chosen to remove the adenoids if necessary.
2. Parasites: If there are parasites in the gastrointestinal tract of the patient, it can also show snoring and teeth grinding, and the treatment needs to follow the doctor’s instructions to apply anthelmintic drugs, such as albendazole, mebendazole and so on.
3. Temporomandibular joint malocclusion: If the patient’s own temporomandibular joint malocclusion, it can also lead to the phenomenon of snoring and grinding teeth. If it is clear that the teeth are not correct, you can choose to take orthodontic way to improve the jaw joint.
There are many other reasons for snoring and grinding teeth, after the symptoms, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner to improve the examination, and follow the doctor’s instructions to take treatment, the above drugs need to be applied under the guidance of the doctor, and should not be used indiscriminately.