What Is Injection Snoreplasty?
Injection Snoreplasty is a newly introduced non-surgical procedure to correct snoring due to the flutter of the soft palate. Using Injection Snoreplasty, the soft palate (the soft tissue in the roof of the mouth) is injected with a suitable material to create stiffening of the soft palate.
Snoring process is reduced by minimizing the flutter or vibration of the soft palate.
How Does Injection Snoreplasty Work?
The injection agents currently used for snoreplasty are known as sclerosants. These are traditionally used for closing superficial varicose veins.
Researchers of the Injection Snoreplasty procedure have used a variety of agents including sodium tetradecyl sulphate (Sotrodecol) and more recently alcohol.
Sclerosant agents are being investigated for their relative benefits to the reduction of snoring in the Snoreplasty patient.
Next injection, an inflammatory reaction is created in the tissues of the patient’s soft palate. During the curing process, fibrosis of the injected region occurs in which stiffening fibres of collagen are laid down within the palate. It is fibrosis process which stiffens the soft palate and in turn reduces snoring.
The curative changes may take up to two months to finalise.
Very long-term results of the fibrosis are not known at this stage, as Injection Snoreplasty has been under investigation for only the last two years.
Recurring injections may be helpful if a useful result has not occurred within the first couple of months of the Snoreplasty procedure or possibly one to two years after the initial Snoreplasty procedure should the initial benefits wear off and snoring symptoms recur.
Since Injection Snoreplasty is a newly introduced technique, the best combination of injection agent, pattern of injection of the soft palate or the need for repeat injections have yet to be fully established.
Who Is The Ideal Candidate For Injection Snoreplasty?
Injection Snoreplasty appears to suit many snorers.
Some 40 to 45% of adults snore of occasion. 25% of the adult population is chronic or habitual snorers. Most snore due to palatal vibration.
Injection Snoreplasty only treats snoring where the snoring is due to the soft palate. Perfectly the best candidate has soft palate flutter and no other cause.
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