Surgery

• Somnoplasty: This is an outpatient surgical procedure performed with the patient under local anesthetic. It takes about a half-hour. During the procedure, a small electrode is placed in your anesthetized soft palate and heated up. The heat that is generated by the electrode causes the extra soft tissue at the back of the throat to shrink and contract over a few weeks.
  
  
• Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy involves removing the tonsils and adenoids from the back of the throat.
  
  
• Your doctor may recommend cutting out certain tissues of the soft palate to remove the obstructing tissue.