SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- Snoring is causing millions of people a good night's sleep.
Just ask Oceanside's Fred Brick -- or better yet, ask his wife. "She would say gosh I didn't sleep at all last night. You were just snoring and snoring", Brick says.
Brick is no longer sawing logs at night all because of a new, non-invasive procedure called "Nightlase". The laser used in the procedure is a little larger than a permanent marker.
The tool points in to the patient's open mouth, and zaps out snoring, much to the delight of Fred's wife. "Now she says she sleeps better and she feels like she can sleep all night" Brick added.
Dr. Eugene Nowak of Nowak Aesthetics in Chula Vista says "Nightlase" tightens the skin around the throat. "It's just heating the tissue. By heating that collagen, we're going to get a tightening and a little bit of a plumping effect," Nowak explained.
The tighter, plumper skin allows the air to move more freely in a person's throat. Brick says the procedure is pain free. "Does not hurt at all. Just a gentle little heat", Brick added.
Dr. Nowak says patients can expect 80% of snoring to dissipate after three treatments. Patient Bob Novinskey is seeing results after just one treatment.
"I'm hoping to reach that 80%. I'm guessing i'm 50% now. I'm hoping to get there."
"Nightlase" treatments are not exactly cheap. They cost $1,000 per session. Perhaps a bargain if restful snore-free nights are important to you and your marriage. Novinskey says "Nightlase" is proving to be the key to living happily ever after. "Happy wife, happy life", he joked.
