Snoring and Sleep-Related Symptoms: A Novel Non-Invasive 808 nm Wavelength Diode Laser Non-Ablative Outpatient Treatment. A Prospective Pilot-Study on 45 Patients

Background: Surgical treatments for snoring and sleep-related symptoms are invasive, may have complications, inconstant success rates, a significant relapse rate. Methods: We evaluated the effectiveness of non-surgical, non-invasive outpatient 808 nm diode laser treatment. Forty-five patients with sleep disorders were treated an Elexxion-Claros® 50W Diode Laser 808-nm using specific SNORE3 application. The possible presence obstructive apnea syndrome in was diagnosed Polysomnography. Epworth sleepiness scale reported pre- post-laser treatments. Patients classified according to both Friedman tongue position Mallampati classification. During treatment, pain by measured on visual analogue scale. Results: following data improved significantly: loudness snoring, scale, waking up during because dreaming night, dry mouth awakening, daytime sleepiness, tiredness score, degree oropharynx at nose, oropharynx, hypopharynx, larynx classification (p < 0.001). A cessation choking 89% restless legs 83% ≤ 0.005 p 0.025) also noted after All who suffering from headaches upon (10 subjects) complete this phenomenon therapy. Conclusions: treatment is promising procedure not only reducing but raising global quality sleep, statistically reduction AHI, bothersome related apnea. Results sustainable one year post-treatment.