SomnoFix™ FAQ

WHAT IS SomnoFix™?

It is a comprehensive evaluation and treatment program for snoring and sleep apnea disorders.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

It is not a specific procedure, but rather a systematic approach.. We bring together the best technology and offer various minimally invasive solutions for treatment.

Step 1. Focused Accurate Airway Mapping  (FAAM)

Our doctors perform a thorough evaluation in the office, often with the use of a thin flexible scope passed from the nose to the throat. With a little bit of nasal numbing spray, this is virtually painless and does not require sedation or an operating room. A patented mapping grid is created to analyze every aspect of your breathing passages.

Step 2. Adjunctive Airway Assessment Modalities (AAAM)

Our doctors will order only additional tests that are necessary in determining the severity and sites of your problem. This usually involves a sleep study, either in the home or lab, as well as Xrays or CT scans.

Step 3. Multimodality Minimally Invasive Treatment  (MMIT)

After you have completed our comprehensive assessment, you will again meet with our doctors who will review all the data in detail with you and formulate a customized treatment plan that is specific for you. This plan will vary significantly with each patient and may require additional consultation with other doctors who are part of the multimodality treatment approach. You will be informed about  the most conservative, least invasive and yet effective treatment options. Often radiofrequency treatments can be used to gently shrink and tighten tissue to open the breathing passages.

Step 4. Post Therapy Evaluation

As with most treatments in medicine, you will require followup evaluation with an examination and sleep study to document success of your therapy.