Some snoring treatment clinics offer free consultations. These are usually clinics offering one or two specific treatments and the ‘consultant’ that you see for assesment will not necessarily be a doctor. At The Snoring Clinic we are not offering one specific treatment, in fact we may end up not advising any surgical treatment at all. We know that one treatment is not suitiable for all snorers and although it may seem more expensive initially it may save you spending a lot of money on a treatment that will not work for you.

Some patients who snore also have a condition called sleep apnoea. This is when the airway collapses during sleep and they stop breathing for a short while. If the breathing difficulties happen frequently, or the periods of apnoea last for a long time, this can cause serious medical problems. People with sleep apnoea are at risk of developing heart disease and high blood pressure. In addition they tend to be sleepier during the day and are at greater risk of having accidents, particularly while driving. If your sleep partner has noticed you struggling for breath at night, you wake up with choking attacks, or you are abnormally sleepy during the day you should have a sleep study done. These vary in complexity and can be either done in the patient’s own home or in a sleep clinic. The snoring clinic will advise you about the type of test you need.