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Article: Snoring and sleep apnea treated with innovative somnoplasty technique at Yale.
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- January 12, 2001
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M2 PRESSWIRE-12 January 2001-YALE UNIVERSITY: Snoring and sleep apnea treated with innovative somnoplasty technique at Yale (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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New Haven, Conn. -- To treat snoring and obstructive sleep apnea, Yale physicians are using a radiofrequency technology called somnoplasty to shrink extra tissues in the nose and throat, and oral appliances to move the lower jaw forward during sleep.
"We've found this new approach effective in minimizing snoring and upper airway obstruction, which affects millions of Americans," said Douglas Ross, associate professor of surgery/otolaryngology at Yale. "These techniques ...