Surgery may seem like a drastic measure to take when it comes to snoring but it is certainly a must for some people. If snoring really drives your sleeping partner crazy then it might be time for you to look at surgery to prevent snoring. There are several types of surgery but not all of them have the same effectiveness and each surgery has its own pros and cons.

If you have tried every snoring prevention device and over the counter remedy to no effect and still find yourself making chainsaw noises at night then schedule an appointment with your doctor to check out your snoring problem.

Widening Airways

Surgery to prevent snoring works to widen the airways and ease your breathing. One procedure that is used to prevent your snoring is Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty. It's quite a mouthful and it certainly does a lot. When you go under the knife you will be removing your tonsils, part of the soft palate and the uvula.

Surgery to prevent snoring using this procedure appears to be temporary. Only about half of patients who have undergone treatment using this surgical procedure report any improvement after two years. Others find that within two years they have the same old problems again with snoring.

Laser Procedures

If the cost of the above procedure seems to be too much for you then there is a surgery to prevent snoring that uses lasers. This procedure uses only local anesthetic compared to the general anesthetic used in the above procedure. You will shorten your uvula with this procedure. Lasers are also used to vaporize parts of your soft palate with this surgical procedure.

This is a recommended procedure if you have already had your tonsils removed. However you should be warned that it is not completely effective. Although their snoring was much better than before, many people who have undergone the procedure reported that their sleeping partners were still not happy with their snoring.

Palate Stiffening

Surgery to prevent snoring that involves stiffening the palate of the mouth is also performed. It is considered quite effective for many people, with a high rate of people finding relief in the long term. Though in the short term more than 90% of people are able to cure their snoring problems using this procedure. If you think that you could benefit from surgery to prevent snoring then you should talk to your doctor about having this procedure done. Although not completely effective it may help to reduce your snoring problems.