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I practice management _It has become common knowledgethatlasers of different wavelengths can trigger varying reac- tions in tissues which are only reactive at a distinct wavelength.Inaddition,theintensityofthosereac- tionsateachspecialwavelengthcanbemodifiedby changing the physical parameters of those mono- chromatic laser waves. _Tackling snoring noise on a cellular level Thetypicalsnoringnoisefamiliartomostofusis aresultofthesoftpalatevibratingwitheachbreath after becoming relaxed when one falls asleep. This phenomenonofthegeneraltissuerelaxationduring sleep only becomes a health risk when the tongue slips back to such an extent that the throat is sealed completely, thus blocking the respiratory tract. As a consequence of respiratory arrest due to sleepapnoea,thebodyrunsitsownemergencypro- gramme—we wake up with a jolt and gasp for breath. If episodes of this kind happen frequently, the oxygen level of the blood drops below a critical value.Thisusuallyleadstotheobligatoryrespiratory mask during sleep, which many patients resent. Inthesecases,aspecialEr:YAG-laserprogramme canhelp,whichtightensrelaxedtissuesbysimplyil- luminating them. This can be illustrated to the pa- tient by alluding to the image of the cement ceiling of a building in which the iron reinforcement is missing. _Explaining laser therapy to the patient The laser forms a standing wave in the tissue, along which tissue cells are clustering—just as iron powder would cluster along the magnetic field of a magnet in a school experiment. Of course, I tell my patients, cells cannot move like iron filings. For this Laser treatment of sleep apnoea and snoring Author_Dr Andreas Klug, Germany 28 I laser4_2015