Sleeping with thunderous snoring may be related to deviated nasal septum, enlarged tonsils and hypertrophy of soft palate, etc. According to the causes and characteristics of the disease, surgical treatment, oral appliance treatment and non-invasive positive pressure ventilation treatment can be chosen to alleviate the symptoms and treat the disease.
1. Deviated nasal septum: Deviated nasal septum bone and cartilage will easily lead to nasal ventilation obstacle, which triggers open-mouth breathing and snoring sound when sleeping and the airflow hits the soft palate. It can be treated by submucosal resection of nasal septum or nasal septum correction.
2. Enlarged tonsils: palatine tonsils are enlarged due to various reasons, and the oropharyngeal airflow through the narrow airway triggers the soft palate to vibrate and produce thunderous snoring. Surgical excision of enlarged tonsils can remove this mechanical blockage factor.
3. Hypertrophy of soft palate: the soft palate is hypertrophied and bloated, and it tilts to the back wall of the pharynx during sleep, blocking the nasopharynx and causing snoring by vibrating the soft palate with the airflow. According to the patient’s physical condition and the degree of illness, he/she can choose to have uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, use oral appliances to expand the ventilation space of pharyngeal cavity and wear non-invasive positive pressure ventilator.
Sleeping with thunderous snoring may also be caused by obesity, nasal polyps, mandibular retraction deformity, etc. You can actively seek medical advice, systematic examination and diagnosis, and then standardize the treatment according to the doctor’s instructions.