title: [Radiofrequency treatment in simple snoring: tolerance, safety and results].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Snoring is a non-pathologic social problem. In the search for non-aggressive efficacious treatment, we introduce our experience in using temperature-controlled radiofrequency treatment for snoring.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 6-month follow-up revision of thirty-seven patients that received a mean of 1.1 radiofrequency treatment sessions at turbinates, soft palate, tonsils and/or tongue-base.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean sample age was 39.6+-9 years; mean BMI was 29.5±4. Good tolerance was presented by 78% of our patients, 78% had no postoperative pain complaints and 68.3% no postoperative symptoms a week after procedure. Minor complications (mainly mucosal breakdown) were presented by 14.6% of the patients. The snoring score went from a mean of 8.6 to 5.6 on the visual analogue scale; 86.5% of the patients improved their clinical snoring and 37.8% were cured of it. Epworth daytime somnolence test results went from mean 9.3 to 6.1.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Radiofrequency is a procedure that is safe, well-tolerated and fairly painless postoperatively, effective in improving clinical snoring in simple snorers. Radiofrequency is an effective primary treatment for snoring whose cause is accessible to radiofrequency.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología y Patología Cérvico-facial, Hospital de La Ribera, Alzira, Valencia, España. lamoros@hospital-ribera.com
authors.forename: Luis I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Amorós-Sebastiá
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000209:etiology; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000209:etiology; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000601:surgery; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000601:surgery; D017286:Polysomnography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012913:Snoring / Q000601:surgery*; D014059:Tongue / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014420:Turbinates / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult