Snoring can be of a temporary or permanent nature.
In cases of a temporary nature, various home or natural remedies work well.
However there are times when one needs to undergo a complex treatment to stop snoring.
These treatments could be medicinal, therapeutic or surgical.
Usually surgical or cosmetic treatments are required only in very extreme cases, but prove essential in those times.
It is recommended that one can visit an otolaryngologist who is a specialist in nose, throat and ear.
In case of a snoring problem they indulge in understanding the sleep pattern of the patient.
Moreover after the analysis of one's sleep, they can advise and point out at the severity of the problem.
Furthermore, they very clearly outline the ill effects if any in case if a surgery needs to be done to solve the problem.
The diagnosis is undertaken which decides the type of surgical procedure which might be required.

• The traditional way of surgery is that of uvulopalatoharyngoplasty or UPPP.
  It helps in reducing the excess tissues for the throat regions.
  These excess tissues include uvula tissue, adenois, tissues within the pharynx and tonsils.
  The mechanism which takes place is that the UPPP widens which decreases the possibilities of snoring.
  This surgical procedure requires the patient to be in the hospital for only a couple of days after which the recovery period is of three weeks.
  In the period of recovery, one usually faces a problem with swallowing.
  Post the operation the patient's snoring is reduced to a great level.
  However, only around 50 percent of the patients gain from this surgical procedure.
  
• The modified version of UPPP is a surgery which is a laser one and is popularly known as LAUP.
  The procedure involves removing the uvula and the soft palate is shortened.
  The procedure is a short one and takes about 30 minutes, and is not advisable for light snorers or patients of sleep apnea.
  This surgery takes place often.
  Usually there are 2 to 5 out patients in a span of 5-6 weeks who get the laser treatment done.
  
• One of the other ways to stop snoring is undergoing the nasal surgery.
  This is advisable in cases when the snoring is taking place due to some obstacles which might be present in the nose.
  

Thus if one wants to go the surgery method, the above mentioned procedures are the ways to stop snoring.
There are some other remedial methods which involve in deviating the septum.
These holds good when the main cause of snoring is problems and obstructions in the nose.
There are times when Genioglossus and hyoid also lead to provide to be good ways to stop snoring.
They pull the tongue muscles forward by prevention of a collapsing of the lower throat.
There are radio frequency methods which are actively being researched.
Coblation channeling falls under the category of radio frequency methods which are being used in recent times to stop the snoring problem.
Thus these are the ways to stop snoring problem forever! If surgery is too expensive for you, try the natural remedies described below.