Santa Claus brings peace, joy and happiness to everyone. This Christmas he is going to bring peace and quiet to his home!  Santa to undergo snoring surgery treatment

Philadelphia/Bala Cynwyd, PA – Santa Claus is getting ready to deliver his message of hope, joy and peace on earth.  At home, however, he suffers from a serious snoring problem.  On December 6th 2002, he is going to deliver toys and bring his cheerful message of hope to the children at Temple University Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Shriner’s Hospital. Following his special delivery, it will be his turn to be treated that very same day - for his snoring and sleep apnea at the Center For Corrective Surgery in Bala Cynwyd.    

Snoring is commonly a sign of a much more serious condition known as sleep apnea, when individuals literally stop breathing during sleep.  Sleep apnea is the leading cause of heart attacks and strokes during sleep.  “The message is clear: there are over 25 million people in the United States who snore and may suffer from sleep apnea.  The condition is ignored by the person who is snoring because apnea (pause in breathing) happens when patients are asleep,” according to Dr. Madani, chairman of the department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Capital Health Medical Center and the director of the Center for Corrective Surgery in Bala Cynwyd.  In a chapter that was published in the latest issue of the Clinics Of North America, Dr. Madani has introduced several new techniques to treat snoring and mild sleep apnea.  “Our study of 5,600 patients showed that most snorers believe that they are in fact better sleepers! The truth may be that they suffer from such a severe case of sleep apnea that they are exhausted during the day and have restless sleep at night.  Over 70% of snoring bed partners spend more time apart from their partners than together,” says Madani. 

Snoring is generally created in several different areas in the mouth, nose and the throat. If the throat structures such as the uvula, tonsils and even the tongue are too large or the muscles relax too much during sleep, the vibration of these structures as the air passes through will cause the snoring sound. The air passage may also be too narrow and partially or even totally blocked. This could lead to stoppage of the airflow and sleep apnea.

Snoring occurs when air rushing in through the mouth causes vibration of the soft palate (back part of the roof of the mouth) and the uvula (the structure that hangs down in the back of the mouth). A deviated septum or enlarged nasal turbinate could also block the nasal passages causing nasal snoring or heavy nasal breathing

New surgical modalities are now available that uses radiofrequency or ultrasound and laser to treat these areas.  

Now Mrs. Claus can enjoy the silence and peace at home. (Santa is Mr. Arnold Kurmin, an architect from Wall, NJ who has been dedicating many years of his life by bringing joy to children’s faces during Christmas time).  Additional information could be obtained from The Center For Corrective Surgery at 800-206-2000