Sometimes when all the other avenues are exhausted with no results in effect to stop snoring, people often resort to surgery. These surgeries often provide enough invasions into the body and there are risks of adverse side effects. The most dangerous risk is that if there is enough tissue left over from the surgery within the throat the air passageway may become narrower than it was before, further reducing the space for air to flow. Scarring differs from person to person so it becomes very difficult for a surgeon to understand a person’s vulnerability to scarring. Some patients have reported sleep apnea as a side effect of the surgery. Many different surgical procedures are available as a means to stop snoring. Some surgeries, like the Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, widen the air passageway by removing some tissues in the back of the throat.

Radiofrequency ablation is another treatment available to stop snoring. In this surgery radiofrequency energy is applied along with heat to the soft tissue in the soft palate and that causes scarring of the tissue underneath the skin. After healing, this results in the hardening of the treated area. This procedure takes less than one hour to perform, but it usually requires more than one session to have the desired effect. Although it does seems to always decrease the frequency and complexity of snoring, it often does not stop snoring fully. These surgeries are by no means the first option to be exploited, as none of them are sure-shot cures or 100% effective and may have adverse side effects. Check thoroughly with your doctor before you go through any of them.