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  <xsd:element id="slno_ClassOfWarrantsExercised" name="ClassOfWarrantsExercised" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element id="slno_ClassOfWarrantOrRightWarrantTerm" name="ClassOfWarrantOrRightWarrantTerm" type="xbrli:durationItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element id="slno_ClassOfWarrantOrRightWarrantsExpirationMonthAndYear" name="ClassOfWarrantOrRightWarrantsExpirationMonthAndYear" type="xbrli:gYearMonthItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element id="slno_OwnershipInterestPercentageofVotingRightsofStock" name="OwnershipInterestPercentageofVotingRightsofStock" type="dtr-types:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element id="slno_TwoThousandAndFourteenEquityIncentivePlanAndTwoThousandTwentyInducementEquityIncentivePlanMember" name="TwoThousandAndFourteenEquityIncentivePlanAndTwoThousandTwentyInducementEquityIncentivePlanMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element id="slno_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValueRollForward" name="SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValueRollForward" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element id="slno_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonVestedAggregateIntrinsicValue" name="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonVestedAggregateIntrinsicValue" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element id="slno_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisedIntrinsicValue" name="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisedIntrinsicValue" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit" />
  <xsd:element id="slno_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInFairValueOfWarrants" name="IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInFairValueOfWarrants" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit" />
  <xsd:element id="slno_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInFairValueOfContingentConsideration" name="IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInFairValueOfContingentConsideration" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit" />
  <xsd:element id="slno_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInNetOperatingLoss" name="IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInNetOperatingLoss" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="credit" />
  <xsd:element id="slno_DeferredTaxAssetsLeaseLiability" name="DeferredTaxAssetsLeaseLiability" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit" />
  <xsd:element id="slno_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesRightOfUseAssets" name="DeferredTaxLiabilitiesRightOfUseAssets" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="credit" />
  <xsd:element id="slno_OperatingLossCarryforwardsCarriedForwardIndefinitely" name="OperatingLossCarryforwardsCarriedForwardIndefinitely" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit" />
  <xsd:element id="slno_UnrecognizedAssetsAndLiabilitiesRelatedToUncertainTaxPositions" name="UnrecognizedAssetsAndLiabilitiesRelatedToUncertainTaxPositions" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="credit" />
  <xsd:element id="slno_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsOffsetByValuationAllowance" name="UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsOffsetByValuationAllowance" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="credit" />
  <xsd:element id="slno_PublicOfferingPricePerPreFundedWarrant" name="PublicOfferingPricePerPreFundedWarrant" type="dtr-types:perShareItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element id="slno_PerShareExercisePriceForPreFundedWarrant" name="PerShareExercisePriceForPreFundedWarrant" type="dtr-types:perShareItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element id="slno_ProceedsFromOfferingAfterDeductingUnderwritingDiscountAndOtherEstimatedOfferingExpenses" name="ProceedsFromOfferingAfterDeductingUnderwritingDiscountAndOtherEstimatedOfferingExpenses" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit" />
</xsd:schema>
