Snoring & Sleep Apnea Treatment

Stop Snoring with the Anti-Snoring Pillar Procedure

Most people want their partner to stop snoring, and the anti-snoring pillar procedure can achieve that. The reason for people wanting their partner to stop rather than themselves is that they are generally unaware of their own snoring - but are very aware of that of their partner. 

The reason you snore is that the softer tissues at the back of your throat, such as the uvula and soft palate, vibrate and 'rattle' as you breathe.
Although it is very common, and around 25% of the population snore to the extent that their partner suffers loss of sleep, there is one relatively serious condition of which snoring is a symptom.

That is known as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), in which the airway is obstructed, either by the uvula and soft palate blocking the airway, or by the tongue falling backwards while you sleep.  This condition can cause high blood pressure, strokes or even heart failure, and can even cause bedwetting in adults. It is a serious condition that needs medical treatment.

The Pillar Procedure is a safe treatment that a trained surgeon can perform in a short period of time:  20 minutes treatment to prevent a lifetime of misery and the potential of a premature death. It does not involve removing any of the tissue in your mouth or throat, but the insertion of three very small polyester implants into the soft part of your palate under a local anesthetic.  You can neither feel nor see them, and they are extremely effective in preventing you from snoring.

It takes time, but the result is that the implants stiffen your palate and prevents it from vibrating while you sleep and also prevents the tissue of your palate from sagging, the major cause of OSA. You will experience no detectable change whatsoever in the way you talk or breathe, although it will take around 4 - 12 weeks to provide the full benefit, according to how your body reacts to stiffen up the implants.

Those who have had undergone the Pillar Procedure have been delighted with the results - and so have their partners!  However, a major benefit of this procedure is not just enabling others to enjoy sleeping with you, but to help cure what is a very dangerous condition. Obstructive sleep apnea is not just snoring, but can cause you to fall asleep when driving and at other dangerous times due ti tiredness.

The Pillar Procedure is the one minor surgical treatment that can prevent all of the debilitating effects both of snoring and of OSA that can be not only inconvenient, but fatal.