Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia
The first step in treating insomnia with CBT-I is to identify the underlying causes of the insomnia. People with insomnia should evaluate or have their sleep patterns evaluated and take into account all possible factors that may be affecting the person's ability to sleep. This would involve keeping a sleep diary or journal for a couple weeks. The journal will help to identify patterns of thoughts or behaviors, stressors, etc. that could be contributing to the person's insomnia.
Somnoplasty
Somnoplasty, commonly known as Turbinate reduction surgery, (composed of the Latin root "somnus", meaning sleep, and the Greek word "plastia", meaning molding or formation) is a medical treatment approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat habitual snoring, chronic nasal obstruction, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) using radiofrequency ablation to shrink the tissues that are causing the problem. Somnoplasty is typically an outpatient procedure that takes 30-45 minutes.