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All patients underwent two to three sessions of RF\u2010assisted stiffening of the soft palate. In addition, uvulectomy was performed in case of a long uvula, and two paramedian trenches were created in the presence of palatal webbing. Snoring sound intensity was evaluated by the bed partner after each session.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Eighty\u2010six men and 19 women were included in the study. Mean age was 51.7 \u00b1 9.8 years, and mean body mass index was 24.7 \u00b1 4.4 kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>. The mean apnea\/hypopnea index was 6.6 \u00b1 4.2\/h. The mean snoring sound intensity, as evaluated on a 10\u2010cm visual analog scale (VAS), decreased from 8.2 \u00b1 1.5 to 3.5 \u00b1 2.2 after all sessions (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; .0001). A score of 3 was determined as being a score that satisfied the bed partner. Two groups were formed according to the final snoring sound intensity, using 3 as a threshold. Both groups had similar preoperative characteristics, but the snoring sound intensity was significantly lower after the first session in the group with final score &lt;3 (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = .01). 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