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| Injection Snoreplasty | In the initial period after treatment, the patient attends to most basic care.
What Can I Do About Throat Discomfort post-Snoreplasty?
After Injection Snoreplasty the throat may continue to be anaesthetised for up to one to two hours. The care should be taken with any drinking in this period. Usually the patient return to work or home unescorted.
Usually mild discomfort of the roof of the mouth may occur. Some patients make report a more severe discomfort. This is uncommon for this to be for more than one to two days after the procedure and will be generally assisted by paracetamol tablets (Panadol or Tylenol).
With all surgical procedures, any pain killing tablets containing aspirin or an acetylsalicylic acid should be avoided for a two week period after a surgical procedure because aspirin increases the risk of post surgical bleeding.
Anesthetic lozenges may be taken if discomfort persists, but this is usually not necessary; Sucking on ice blocks may be of assistance. It should be continued until the discomfort is relieved. Cool drinks also may be of assistance.
Are There Any Special Precautions With Meals And Fluids?
Most meals will be tolerated but a preference should be given to softer foods with minimum fibre material that may scratch the healing throat tissues after Injection Snoreplasty.
Consider hot fluids should be avoided until the throat settles
When Can I Return To Work?
Most patients can resume work duties the following day. Some patients feel healthy enough to return to work that day. A rest for a voice is probably useful over the first one to two days but general conversational voice use is permitted. A voice change may be noted in some patients but these changes are rarely persistent for more than a few days.
What Do I Do If There Is Any Swelling Or Infection?
Swelling of the roof of the mouth is a common experience in the first day or two after Injection Snoreplasty.
This usually settles after this time. Insignificant changes or awareness of a lump in the throat or in the roof of the mouth may be noted with swallowing but this rarely persists.
A helpful precaution is to elevate the head of the bed with an extra pillow. It is probably best placed as a cushion underneath the mattress or the head of the bed can otherwise be tilted upwards.
If there is too much swelling causing extreme discomfort or distress relief may be obtained with 10mg per day of Prednisone or Prednisolone. Such a medication may be taken for two days if needed. The tablets should be taken after meals and strictly on your doctor’s instructions.
Infections are extremely uncommon but should increasing pain be noted there may be a risk of such a problem, in which case your doctor should be alerted.
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