Snoring could be cured by £3 injection
16/11/2009
By Michael Ewing
A pioneering £3 injection into a person''s mouth could be the best way to cure snoring in those it affects the most and cut put an end to painful surgery, according to its developers.
Referred to as a snoreplasty, the two-minute solution will stop the problem for up to 12 months, with a needle used under local anaesthetic to inject chemicals to the back of the mouth, burning soft tissue and creating scars to stop vibrations commonly associated with the issue.
Speaking to the Daily Mirror, a firm proponent of the new method Dr Hadi Al-Jassim, from Southport & Ormskirk Hospital in Merseyside, said that snoring causes a number of major problems for patients and can particularly affect partners who can''t sleep as a result.
He continued: "There are some over-the-counter products but a lot of people find them useless. The surgical procedure is very painful and it takes weeks to recover, so many people decide not to go through with it."
In order to raise the profile of problems caused by snoring, the British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to helping people with the problem, was founded in 1991.
