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Bulldogs are the only other mammal to snore. They are a type of brachycephalic dog meaning they have been bred to have a short head. Their palate and uvula is often too long for their mouth and they may have to have it trimmed surgically to stop them from strangling in their sleep.
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Coblation Print
Coblation stands for Cold Ablation. This is because of the relatively low temperature reached when ablating tissue or performing surgery which limits pain.

ArthroCare ENT, the company that creates coblation devices, states that it creates is a bipolar plasma-mediated radiofrequency-based instrument.

Coblation Equipment
This means that it creates an ionized gas with free floating electrons, able to deliver focused energy while limiting temperature increase. There are some that debate the exact mechanism however it does limit spread of heat. This allows cutting, cauterization, and reduction of the volume of tissue under low temperature so surrounding tissue isn't damaged.  This allows a great reduction in pain and speeds healing.
This is obviously very technical but to simplify things you can think of the difference between putting tin foil (Coblation) or a pan (electrocautery) in the oven. Both will reach the same temperature. If you choose not to use an oven mitt when you take them out (which I would never recommend), the pan will burn your fingers while the tin foil may feel hot but probably won’t burn you.  

The main advantage of coblation is that treating snoring and sleep apnea can now be done under local anesthetic – while a patient is awake and sitting in an outpatient clinic – with minimal postoperative pain, quick recovery (less time off work), and less complications.

Coblation can be used to improve breathing through the nose (coblation turbinate reduction), to stiffen and shrink the palate to improve snoring, to widen the airway and remove excess tissue to treat snoring and sleep apnea (CAUP), and to shrink the base (back) of tongue to widen the airway. 

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Download this file (ReFlex_Ultra_Family_Brochure.pdf)Coblation Wands[Brochure of Tools Used for Coblation Procedures]347 Kb

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