Snoring in college students may be the earliest presentation of adult sleep-disordered breathing, yet the literature contains few studies that demonstrate its effects on learning or whether early diagnosis leads to interruption of disease progression or prevention of comorbidities. Objective and Participants: The authors conducted this study in January–April 2004 to assess the prevalence of sno...

We read with great interest the recent article by Deeb et al. regarding the relationship that exists between snoring and intima-media thickness (IMT) of the carotid arteries. The authors very clearly discussed the relationship between primary snoring and IMT of the carotid arteries. They concluded that the relationship between increased carotid IMT and serious health conditions, and nonapneic s...

Snoring is a common problem, which may have widespread medical and social implications. This is particularly true in the setting of the armed forces where snoring may have significant effects in terms of personal performance, social interaction and security. This paper discusses the general management of snoring in the military environment and in particular the clinical effectiveness of one sur...

Monitoring variations in the upper airway narrowing during sleep is invasive and expensive. Since snoring sounds are generated by air turbulence and vibrations of the upper airway due to its narrowing; snoring sounds may be used as a non-invasive technique to assess upper airway narrowing. Our goal was to develop a subject-specific acoustic model of the upper airway to investigate the impacts o...

STUDY OBJECTIVE Our purpose was to study the relationship between snoring and pregnancy-induced hypertension and growth retardation of the fetus. DESIGN Retrospective, cross-sectional, consecutive case series. SETTING The Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital, Umeâ, Sweden. PARTICIPANTS AND MEASUREMENTS On the day of delivery, 502 women with singleton pregnancies co...

The aim of this review was to systematically evaluate the available scientific evidence on benefit mandibular advancement devices (MADs) in treatment primary snoring (PS). From 905 initially identified articles, 18 were selected. Papers that provided indirect information regarding obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and/or breathing disorders (SBD) included. Information obtained monoblock a...

Even in the absence of sleep apnoea, heavy snoring may be a cause of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and fatigue. The aim of this investigation was to study whether uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) is effective in relieving snoring and excessive daytime sleepiness in nonapnoeic snoring patients. UPPP was assessed in 155 nonapnoeic, snoring patients (136 men and 19 women, mean age 45 yrs). Po...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The effect of the Pillar implant on mild sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) has been assessed in various studies. However, most of these were conducted among a non-Asian population at a single institution. Therefore, the aim of this study was to prospectively evaluate the efficacy of the Pillar implant in Asian patients with simple snoring and mild obstructive sleep apnea (O...