How To stop snoring?????

I snore really loud in every position, at about 60 dba according to my dads meter, and the ENT doc said it was a pallet issue and he couldnt do anything about without major surgery, and if my sleep apnea ever gets worse, where i wake up and have to catch my breath then its time to get sliced and diced. as of now. I stop breathing at times up to a minute