Snoring and Rhinoplasty: Will Rhinoplasty Stop My Snoring?

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  • Approved by: Dr. Shokrzadeh

Snoring and Rhinoplasty: Will Rhinoplasty Stop My Snoring?

  • Reading Time: 6 Min

  • Category: Rhinoplasty

  • Approved by: Dr. Shokrzadeh

For many people, snoring can be quite annoying. It does not only bother the people who may sleep nearby, but it can also bother you personally as it may affect the pattern of your breathing. Sometimes, snoring can prevent you from having a good quality of sleep.

If you have done some researches you might have seen rhinoplasty as a possible solution, but does rhinoplasty stop snoring?

snoring being annoying and can bother the people who may sleep nearby

Snoring can bother the people who may sleep nearby!

Key Facts:

  • Snoring can be caused by structural problems in the nose or by other problems.
  • Rhinoplasty can be undergone to get rid of snoring if it is caused by nose problems.
  • Poorly done nose job might cause snoring.
  • If snoring is not caused by nose structure problems, it can be resorted to sleep apnea surgical alternatives.
  • Snoring after nose job surgery is very normal, especially during the early recovery period.

What is snoring and what can cause snoring?

Snoring is a harsh sound that occurs when you sleep due to the vibration of the relaxed tissues of the throat when the air flows past them.

Snoring can occur for many reasons like:

  • Drinking alcohol before bedtime
  • Having a stuffed nose due to cold
  • The shape of your mouth and palate
  • Sleep deviation and the position of your sleep
  • Nasal problems (having narrow airways)
  • Sleep apnea

What is rhinoplasty?

Rhinoplasty is a surgical procedure that is performed to change the shape of the nose mainly for aesthetic reasons. However, it provides some medical benefits like improving breathing and correcting the deviated septum.

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Snoring from obstructive sleep apnea

Obstructive sleep apnea is a type of sleep apnea where the throat muscles relax intermittently. This can make you unable to breathe by blocking the airways while you sleep. You should know that snoring from obstructive sleep apnea is slightly different from normal snoring. The main symptom that indicates sleep apnea is loud frequent snoring.

Snoring when you have sleep apnea is not just a loud annoying noise. When the patient who suffers from sleep apnea becomes unable to breathe, he/she usually moves out from deep sleep into light sleep. This means that the patient will have a low-quality sleep. This can also lead to releasing stress hormones and changing the way the body uses energy. As a result, the patient will become tired more often.

Can rhinoplasty cure snoring?

The short answer is yes, nose job surgery can sometimes cure snoring. What you need to know is that the improvement caused by rhinoplasty surgery depends on the cause of the snoring.

If you are snoring due to a structural problem in your nose, the surgery will be most likely able to cure the issue. The surgeon then will probably need to remove some of the cartilage to open up the airways and correct the septum’s shape. Then you will be able to breathe with more ease.

If you are snoring due to sleep apnea, the surgery may also help you to stop the snoring. Rhinoplasty surgery can strengthen the edges of the airways to prevent them from blocking while you are asleep. This will help cure the snoring caused by nose structural problems.

Some problems such as asthma and allergies are not likely to be cured with rhinoplasty. Rhinoplasty might help reduce the snoring when the surgeon fixes the structural problems, but the snoring will not completely go away in these cases.

nose job rhinoplasty stopping snoring

Rhinoplasty surgery can sometimes cure snoring.

Snoring after rhinoplasty

While some patients will undergo rhinoplasty to fix snoring, they might get concerned that they will find themselves snoring after nose job surgery. You need to know that snoring after rhinoplasty is very normal and common at least for the next few weeks.

During the recovery period, the inside of your nose will be swollen. This swell will make the airways narrow causing you to snore. This is similar to the case when you have cold. The good news is that you will likely stop snoring when the swell goes away as the airways get wider.

What if the snoring does not go away after rhinoplasty?

As we said before, it is common to snore for the following few weeks after the surgery. If the snoring does not stop afterward, you need to see your doctor. You should check and see if you are recovering properly after rhinoplasty and that you do not have any other problems like blocked nasal airways.

If the snoring does not stop even then, the doctor will check to see if you have any serious structural issues. If so, the doctor might recommend undergoing another surgery to fix it. If not, then you might need to live with your snoring instead of having revision rhinoplasty or you have to seek other surgical alternatives that might be related to sleep apnea in tissue other than the nasal ones.

snoring and rhinoplasty

It is common to snore for the following few weeks after the nose surgery.

Rhinoplasty and Snoring

Should I have rhinoplasty to fix snoring?

If you are suffering from snoring due to problems related to the septum deviation then rhinoplasty will help you stop the snoring. The surgery will then help you improve night breathing thus get rid of snoring.

If you are snoring due to another reason then rhinoplasty might not help you. You should ask your doctor first beforehand to see if the surgery will help you with the snoring.

Is rhinoplasty an effective way to prevent snoring?

Well, when the snoring is related to structural problems then yes. Rhinoplasty surgery can improve both the quality and the duration of sleep.

Most of the patients who underwent rhinoplasty surgery reports that they were relieved from snoring. The rest usually reports some degree of decrease in snoring.

You May Like to See Before & After Photos of Rhinoplasty

You May Like to See Before & After Photos of Rhinoplasty

The bottom line

If you, or you and partner, are bothered from snoring then you should visit your doctor to see if snoring is caused by structural problems in the nose or by other problems. In the first case, you might consider undergoing rhinoplasty to relief snoring, while in many other problems sleep apnea surgery might be the right choice.

To have any of these surgeries done in Iran with a high quality and affordable cost, AriaMedTour is here to ease your journey and ease you from snoring. Our specialists are at your service 24/7 to provide you with a free online consultation. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

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Gopi Patel
Gopi Patel
January 29, 2022 2:43 pm

This is undoubtedly the best thing that I’ve come across today in the internet. It was a long time that I have been thinking on this topic but I couldn’t satiate my quench for knowledge through any post that I read. However, today that I came across your article, I seem to have learnt a lot and I have also gained enough knowledge on this topic. Thanks once again.

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Reply to  Gopi Patel
March 12, 2022 5:36 pm

That’s very kind of you, sir! Thank you so much for your feedback