Can a septoplasty cure snoring? i'm weighing the pros and cons of getting a septoplasty. my doctor wants me to get one, but i don't usually have that much trouble breathing. but i do snore quite loudly. if septoplasty could help, that would be a huge pro

Septoplasty : Septoplasty (or other surgery to improve nose breathing) can help reduce loud snoring. This mainly helps people who have noticeable difficulty breathing through their nose or chronic mouth breathing at night. A full assessment of your airway should allow your surgeon to get a better sense of how much your throat tissues is affecting your snoring problems.

By : By your own admission you are not having that much problem with breathing (i'm assuming nasal).One would not typically recommend septoplasty for the purposes of helping your snoring alone. It is primarily performed to help your ease of nasal air exchange and in some cases may have some modest secondary improvement in snoring. Snoring is typically caused by the vibration of the uvular-soft palate complex secondary to a narrowed upper airway that is generating higher inspiratory pressures to maintain airflow. Forms of treatment include jaw repositioning devices or splints, procedures to stiffen the soft palate to reduce vibration ( pillar implants, radiofrequency ablation, somnoplasty, etc.), or surgical reductive procedures such as uppp (uvulopalatopharyngoplasty) typically done for patients with some component of obstructive sleep apnea. Insurance does not typically cover surgery for snoring alone.

I : I guess there is difference of opinion on this issue. I feel that septopasty can not help with snoring, because the issue is the mobile soft tissue in the throat that causes blockage of air movement and therefore snoring. In my opinion septoplasty is not going to help your snoring. Good luck from nyc. For more info visit www.Drgrossman.Com.

Snoring and septum: Which doctor, your pcp or ent, is recommending? In most studies septoplasty does nothing to cure snoring. Septoplasty "staightens" the wall between the two nasal passages to make airflow more smooth, but turbulent airflow it corrects is a minor source of snoring. It does nothing to stop the rumbling of the soft tissues of the palate and tongue--the most significant sources of snoring.