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Before the therapy, a family member or significant other person was interviewed to rate snoring loudness.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title><jats:p>Snoring was rated on a visual analog scale of 0 to 10 (in which 0 was no snoring and 10 was horrific snoring) before and after therapy. All patients were treated with transoral RFA administered under local anesthesia at 6\u2010week intervals.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title><jats:p>Complete data were available for 60 of the 75 treated patients. The average number of treatment sessions per patient was 1.8. These patients received an average energy of 1845\u00a0J. Overall the average snoring score was 8.9 before therapy and 3.5 after therapy. Fifty\u2010one patients (85%) were considered to have major improvement in snoring loudness. 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