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Stage 4: No snoring, but breathing through the mouth - Worse than Stage 3
Stage 5: Sleeping with an open mouth
Stage 6: Possible sleep apnea syndrome
Stage 0 indicates healthy state of the sinuses. Stage 1, which exhibits slight snoring in the begging of sleep is considered to be in a good state. Stage 2 indicates a partial blockage somewhere in the paranasal sinuses. In stage 3, it exhibits the alternating pattern of loud and soft snoring, caused by more blocked sinuses.
People who belong to stage 4 may not have loud snoring, but mouth breathing is being carried out in a subtle manner. No one hardly recognizes the seriousness of the condition, but this could be more devastating than snoring. The sinuses are more blocked than the previous stage. If the sinuses become more obstructed than stage 3, nasal breathing becomes more difficult, leading the mouth to open. Breathing through both mouth and the nose does not vibrate the uvula. Subtle mouth breathing does not create enough negative pressure to move the uvula to generate sound. In some cases, people inhale through the nose and exhale through their mouth, making it difficult to define it as snoring, however, the blockage is more serious than the 3rd stage. Feeling dryness in the throat, lips, or mouth after waking up, or soreness in the throat, or drooling marks mouth breathing. People who frequently suffer from the following symptoms should look into this matter carefully: sore throat, tonsillitis, slight cough, bronchitis, laryngitis.
At stage 5, people, whose sinuses are almost completely blocked, complain fatigue after waking up. Their mouth is opened during their sleep and the uvula vibrates over night. At this stage, people begin to think the snoring could be the underlying reason for the tiredness.
It is only natural to minimize the Bernoulli Effect by expanding the constricted area of the airway where it creates the frictional sound. To treat this condition, ENT focuses on the uvula that hangs loose as the cause, performing staphyloplasty: a surgicalremoval of the uvula.
First up though, please watch this video, which tells the stages of snoring and see where you are now.
The tongue also has been subjected for snoring reduction. In more serious snoring cases, following procedures are performed: genioglossurs advancement, hyoid myotomy suspension, thyrohyoidopexy, hyoid myotomy, submucosal minimal invasive lingual excision.
There is also a surgical operation called, maxillomandibular advancement, to widen the airway. Continuous positive airway pressure can also be implemented as a non-surgical treatment to breathe continuously during sleeping.
Inherently large uvula or sagging uvula caused by aging can be surgically treated; the name of the surgery has been changed from uvulectomy to staphylocplasty as the later excision retains the shape of the uvula, greatly reducing the risk of chocking. There are people who were born with broad soft palate and long uvula. In that case, it can be observed they began snoring at a very young age. A surgery may be recommendedin such cases. However, there is a doubt whether repeating staphyloplasty is appropriate for recurred snoring.
Often patients who had a staphyolplasty for snoring visit to the clinic. Those are the ones who suffer a relapse. Majority of them become stunned at the result which was more effective than harsh staphyoplasty, after their ventilation was restored in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. They became able to breathe clearly, indicating the sinuses and cavity free from any obstruction. This treatment eradicates snoring and ensuressound sleeping at night and clear breathing during the day.
I believe an appropriate snoring treatment should consist of restoring the ventilation in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses; the same method of treatment applies as being done in treating the rhinitis and sinusitis.
The treatment consists of blood-pricking in the nasal mucosa to decongest the nasal cavity and use suction treatment to draw any trapped pus to clear the sinuses. Once the nasal cavity and sinuses are cleared, patients can instantly find their snoring has been reduced on the spot.
Try to mimic snoring sound while breathing through your mouth. You might find the uvula vibrates and makes snoring sound. In this case, removing the uvula would reduce the sound of snoring (however, this surgery may end the snoring, but not mouth breathing).
Now, try to do it with your mouth closed. The uvula does not vibrate, but the sound is generated from the palate. The sound can be regulated by narrowing the nasal cavity, through whichcontrols the air intake to make the palate adhere to the uvula.
The origin of the snoring sound is not around the uvula that has been removed; it is around the soft palate, the roof of the mouth. The nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses which arelocated superior to the palate can be restored to their shapes, invigorating the sinus functions to clear the head and eyes, even brining relief to tensed neck and shoulders. --------> This is the key in treating snoring.
For more information please go to Dr. Lee's Sinus School Lectures on youtube
Her acupuncture therapy in the nasal mucosa is an innovative treatment that not only reduces the swelling to clear the nose but it also revitalizes the membranes to stand against sinus colds.
Please note that people with snoring or sleep apnea syndrome should neither neglect nor opt to have a surgery. This must be considered as a signal sent by the cerebrum to look after the sinuses.
What is Sleep Apnea
Snoring and sleep apneas can be distinguished by their degree of blockage in the respiratory tract. Snoring, while their airway is constricted, does not stop breathing, however, a completely blocked airway does not allow air to pass. If such condition lasts more than 10 seconds, it could be diagnosed as sleep apnea syndrome. It is required to check first, whether the patient subject to care breathe through the mouth during sleeping. Even though there is no signs of mouth breathing, restoring the ventilation in the nasal cavity and sinuses holds the primary importance. Concurrently, check the size of the pharynx, larynx and tonsils to determine whether obesity requires to be dealt with.
In conjunction with acupuncture therapy, it can decongest the affected area, bringingthe cure without a surgical operation.
The Level of Snoring
Stage 0: Clear inhaling with no sound during a deep sleep - Healthy
Stage 1: Slight snoring at the beginning of a deep sleep - Good
Stage 4: No snoring, but breathing through the mouth - Worse than Stage 3
Stage 5: Sleeping with an open mouth
Stage 6: Possible sleep apnea syndrome
Sleep apneabecomes apparent at stage 6, much of the ostiomeatal complex is constricted, inducing severe breathing difficulty. While this stage of sleep apnea is very critical, stage 4 requires the utmost attention to diagnose. Most patients do not snore at that stage, but they are unaware of mouth breathing without snoring is more critical than snoring with their mouth closed.
I can assure that restoring the ventilation in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses can improve snoring as well as sleep apnea in every stage of snoring.
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on sinusitits and rhinitis which contains 25 years of experience as oriental medical doctor, specialized in sinusitis treatment without receiving a surgery.
The nose serves as a critical gateway in breathing. The causes that blockthe gateway include: acute rhinitis, allergic rhinitis, chronic rhinitis, deviated nasal septum, nasal polyps and sinusitis.
The blocking by the soft palate is another common cause, since it is the most susceptible part to vibrate. When the uvula or other palate tissues hang lose, the respiratory way becomes easily narrowed. While this is more common to obese people, it can also happen to the slim-shaped with stretched palate tissues or have wide wrinkles in the back of the uvula.
On both sides of the palate, tonsils are located. Those were commonly known to degenerate as people pass their adolescence, however, not inconsiderable number of adults still have them. Since they are located on the lateral sides of the respiratory tract, large tonsils can easily block the respiratory tract.
Adult obesity could be another cause. The tissues surrounding the respiratory tract can be filled with fats, narrowing the air way in the nasal cavity and sinuses, along with the pharynx, larynx which are also parts of the air way.
Another part that can cause obstruction is the back part of the tongue. People with normal respiratory tract does not experience obstructed airway when they lie on their back, however, people with larger tongues or pushed-back tongues might have constricted respiratory tract.
The facial skeleton could be one of the structural problems causing snoring. Narrow, recessed and protruding jaws belong to thesestructuralproblems. Narrow jawed people may suffer from restricted airway from having their relatively larger tongues being pushed back by the jaw.
As a part of normal aging process, muscle elasticity can diminish, inducing snoring. Also, chronic snoring can damage the uvula and palate tissues by its vibration (not just damaging the sensory cells, but elasticity in the muscles). This in turn, maintainsthe clear airway more difficult.
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The Level of Snoring
Stage 0: Clear inhaling with no sound during a deep sleep - Healthy
Stage 1: Slight snoring at the beginning of a deep sleep - Good
Stage 4: No snoring, but breathing through the mouth - Worse than Stage 3
Stage 5: Sleeping with an open mouth
Stage 6: Possible sleep apnea syndrome
Stage 0 indicates healthy state of the sinuses. Stage 1, which exhibits slight snoring in the begging of sleep is considered to be in a good state. Stage 2 indicates a partial blockage somewhere in the paranasal sinuses. In stage 3, it exhibits the alternating pattern of loud and soft snoring, caused by more blocked sinuses.
People who belong to stage 4 may not have loud snoring, but mouth breathing is being carried out in a subtle manner. No one hardly recognizes the seriousness of the condition, but this could be more devastating than snoring. The sinuses are more blocked than the previous stage. If the sinuses become more obstructed than stage 3, nasal breathing becomes more difficult, leading the mouth to open. Breathing through both mouth and the nose does not vibrate the uvula. Subtle mouth breathing does not create enough negative pressure to move the uvula to generate sound. In some cases, people inhale through the nose and exhale through their mouth, making it difficult to define it as snoring, however, the blockage is more serious than the 3rd stage. Feeling dryness in the throat, lips, or mouth after waking up, or soreness in the throat, or drooling marks mouth breathing. People who frequently suffer from the following symptoms should look into this matter carefully: sore throat, tonsillitis, slight cough, bronchitis, laryngitis.
At stage 5, people, whose sinuses are almost completely blocked, complain fatigue after waking up. Their mouth is opened during their sleep and the uvula vibrates over night. At this stage, people begin to think the snoring could be the underlying reason for the tiredness.
Sleep apneabecomes apparent at stage 6, much of the ostiomeatal complex is constricted, inducing severe breathing difficulty. While this stage of sleep apnea is very critical, stage 4 requires the utmost attention to diagnose. Most patients do not snore at that stage, but they are unaware of mouth breathing without snoring is more critical than snoring with their mouth closed.
I can assure that restoring the ventilation in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses can improve snoring as well as sleep apnea in every stage of snoring.
(Dr. Lee in her treatment with a needle-pricking therapy into sinuses of a patient) 
