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Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
Snoring
Sections: Key Features, Clinical Findings, Diagnosis, Treatment.
Excerpt: | |  Noise produced on inspiration during sleep
Snoring is associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) but has no disruption of sleep by clinical sleep evaluation Sleep-disordered breathing problems are attributed to narrowing of the upper aerodigestive tract during sleep due to changes in position, muscle tone, and soft tissue hypertrophy or laxity The most common sites of obstruction are the oropharynx and the base of the tongue The spectrum of the problem ranges from simple snoring without cessation of airflow to OSA with long periods of apnea and life-threatening physiologic sequelae |
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