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SOMNOPLASTY

A surgical treatment for snoring. Somnoplasty uses heat energy to remove tissues of the uvula and soft palate. (see: snoring). Somnoplasty is generally done as an office procedure with local anaesthesia. It is not indicated for the treatment of sleep apnea.
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