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However, there were few studies of the long\u2010term results of LAUP from a large number of patients. The purpose of this study was to compare the short\u2010term versus long\u2010term results in patients undergoing this procedure.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title><jats:p>LAUP has been performed on 340 snorers. The majority of the patients were male with simple snoring by history and confirmed by polysomnographic study. Data on patients were compared from preoperative to the short\u2010term (6\u00a0months) and longterm (more than 3 years) postoperative assessment points. Statistic analysis was performed to assess the significance of differences between groups.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title><jats:p>Significant improvement was observed in snoring scale at 6\u00a0months and long\u2010term. The mean follow\u2010up was 40.5\u00a0months with a range of 36 to 50\u00a0months. There were significant differences between short\u2010term and long\u2010term results (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.05). The change in body mass index was significantly different in the patients with and without recurrence (1.9 vs 0.5\u00a0kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.01). Two hundred fifty\u2010five (75%) patients had long\u2010term clinical success, and 34 (12%) patients with short\u2010term success failed long\u2010term.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>CONCLUSION<\/jats:title><jats:p>LAUP in the treatment of simple snoring results in long\u2010term success. However, patients are at risk of recurrence if they gain weight. 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