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How Can Snoring Be Treated?

Hello Doctor I am from Chennai. since several years I am having snoring. I have taken sleeping test recently. result is 60ahi. subsequently doctor diangonised through endoscopy. observation is DNS TO LEFT GROSS WITH SPUR. ALLERGIC RHINITIS WITH DNS. SURGERY : ENDOSCOPY SEPTOPLASTY WITH COBLATION TURBINATE REDUCTION UNDER GA. can you clarify what is the treatment need to be given as I would like to go for second opinion. whether the test result is high concern. what is the cost of the surgery approxi. how many days need to be in hospital. what is the post operation impact. ZRK.
Mon, 22 May 2017
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Hi,
Thanks for posting in HCM.
I understand your concern.
Snoring is the vibration of respiratory structures while sleeping, which results in a sound due to obstructed air movement during breathing.
Obstruction in the nasal passageway is one of the cause for snoring, which is evident in you based on the endoscopic findings.
Obstruction to the air movement in your case is due to deviated nasal septum and presence of a growth called spur. This would be aggravated by the presence of allergic rhinitis.
What remedy has been suggested by your doctor to get operated by means of spetoplasty and turbinate reduction under general anesthesia seems to be logic and proper.
Kindly go ahead with the suggestions what has been given by your treating doctor and do the necessary follow-up as advised.
Post-operatively, you may have to stay for a day under observation. Average cost of the operation is Rs.40,000. Outcome of endoscopic septoplasty seems to be better and has several advantages when compared with conventional septoplasty procedure.
Hope the information provided would be helpful.
All the best.
Regards,
Dr.Ashakiran.S.,
MBBS., MD.
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How Can Snoring Be Treated?

Hi, Thanks for posting in HCM. I understand your concern. Snoring is the vibration of respiratory structures while sleeping, which results in a sound due to obstructed air movement during breathing. Obstruction in the nasal passageway is one of the cause for snoring, which is evident in you based on the endoscopic findings. Obstruction to the air movement in your case is due to deviated nasal septum and presence of a growth called spur. This would be aggravated by the presence of allergic rhinitis. What remedy has been suggested by your doctor to get operated by means of spetoplasty and turbinate reduction under general anesthesia seems to be logic and proper. Kindly go ahead with the suggestions what has been given by your treating doctor and do the necessary follow-up as advised. Post-operatively, you may have to stay for a day under observation. Average cost of the operation is Rs.40,000. Outcome of endoscopic septoplasty seems to be better and has several advantages when compared with conventional septoplasty procedure. Hope the information provided would be helpful. All the best. Regards, Dr.Ashakiran.S., MBBS., MD.