Who is a candidate for laser surgery?

You or a loved one could be a candidate if she (or he) woke up alone!

• Have you been told that your snoring is disruptive to your bed partner?

• Have ever been in an airplane, a train or when someone told you about your snoring problem?

• Have woken up from your own snoring or may be gasping for air, sweating, and your heart palpitating? 

•  How about waking up with a bad dream: falling off of a cliff, drowning in an ocean?

• Have you been told that you stop breathing while sleep, although you don't even remember that?

•  Have you been waking up with a headache or been having restless sleep?

•  Have problem concentrating or do you get easily irritated?

•  Have a sore rib from your spouse hitting you when you snore?

•  Have you ever jolted awake gasping for breath during the night?

• Have you been losing your sex drive and contributing that partially to your tiredness and poor sleeping habits?

•  Are you overweight? 

If you answered yes to any of the above questions then you may benefit to be evaluated.  Unfortunately most snorers think that they are good sleepers and the problem is not theirs, but rather their spouse who is a light sleeper.  Our research in evaluating over 7,000 couples proves it wrong!   

Any individual who snores may also suffer from sleep apnea (stop breathing in the middle of the night), and must be evaluated for that as well.  Our procedures are designed to treat snoring to reduce the intensity of snoring.  Our studies show there is significant reduction of mild sleep apnea in 50% of cases.  The Laser procedure (LA-UPPP) reduces snoring up to 70% in 95% of patients.  If you like to explore this subject further or would like to come in for evaluation for a consultation call us at 1-800-206-2000 or make your appointment online.  You can even complete your registration form and health questionnaire form online.

Individuals with moderate to severe sleep apnea will require alternative treatments such as weight loss, use of CPAP and BIPAP units and dental appliances.  At this time there is no sufficient data indicating any definitive cure for utilizing laser surgery for sleep apnea sufferers.