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“Will rhinoplasty help snoring problems and make sleeping better?” This question is so natural while trying to understand the rhinoplasty’s help in snoring treatment, but before answering it, we need to understand the factors that affect the whole process.
Sleeping is one of the most important activities of our daily lives, and making it peaceful is essential. Nobody wants to hear or experience snoring in their quiet time and be constantly interrupted because of it, right?
Breathing plays a leading role in sleeping problems. Therefore, knowing whether you have healthy breathing order or not is the first question that needs to be answered. We will start with the problems and causes, and continue with possible solutions mostly connected to rhinoplasty.
Snoring and Its Causes
Snoring is loud and sharp sounds that occur during sleep when something restrains your airflow. The causes of it may differ, but they usually happen around the upper airway.
- Smoking and alcohol consumption
- Using medications such as sedatives, depressants, and muscle relaxants
- Weight and age - it’s seen more in men.
- Anatomy of the mouth
- Deviated septum
- Nasal polyps
- Sleeping position
- Stress
- Allergies - especially around the spring session.
Please note that changing your living place, country, room, etc. can cause mild snoring which can continue for a short period.
Understanding the Relationship Between The Nose and Snoring
Our noses have two main functions: breathing and smelling. Like pieces of the puzzle, breathing and snoring have bonds with other parts of your face and throat. There is a good example for understanding the relationship between them: When you inhale, the air enters your body through your nose and exhales through your mouth.
If there are some blockages in your nostrils, throat, etc. interrupt this process, you may not get the amount of air that your body needs. Like blockages, the anatomy of your nose affects this relationship. Deformities such as tightness and deviation of the nose would make you inhale and exhale through your mouth. These may require rhinoplasty surgery.
Success Rates of Rhinoplasty in Treating Snoring
We mentioned the possible causes of snoring and now will discuss rhinoplasty’s help during treatment and success rates. First of all, don’t forget that your problem may not be related to the nose first-hand. This will influence the rate of success along with the treatment process.
In the first examination, your doctor would look at these mentioned parts of your body and would decide on treatment according to them. If it is related to your nose because of deviation, tightness, malfunction, etc. with the help of rhinoplasty, the average success rate is %40. If it is not related to them, further examination needs to be provided.
Recovery and Healing Process After Rhinoplasty for Snoring
After having rhinoplasty, you may feel uncomfortable since it is required to be extremely careful while even moving an inch for the first week. In addition to them, your nose would be sensitive and kind of vulnerable to touching, sneezing, etc.
You will likely have swelling in your face, especially around the eyes and cheeks, they will heal in 1-2 weeks.
In one month, your sleeping would become more comfortable when compared to the first weeks after having rhinoplasty. Breathing in the first days may become difficult which affects sleeping as well, but will likely heal in between 1-3 months. To sum up, the average recovery and healing process after rhinoplasty for snoring is up to 1 year.
The Effectiveness of Rhinoplasty in Treating Snoring and Improving Sleep Quality
Even though it may seem small, snoring affects both sleep quality and the quality of daily life activities. It constantly disrupts your sleep, awakens you, and causes sleep deprivation. Please keep in my mind that nose strips and medications against it only give temporary solutions and wouldn’t be effective as having rhinoplasty after a long while.
With the help of rhinoplasty, returning to a healthy sleeping schedule would be quicker rather than these temporary solutions. However, be aware that you need to adjust your sleeping position during recovery to not harm your nose. To make the rhinoplasty recovery process more effective, following your doctor’s words is essential.
