A lateral position (LP) during sleep is effective in reducing sleep disorder symptoms in mild or moderate sleep apnea patients. However, the effect of head and shoulder posture in LP on reducing sleep disorders has not been reported. In this study, effective sleeping positions and a combination of sleep position determinants were evaluated with respect to their ability to reduce snoring and apn...

Snoring is caused by the vibration of some of the tissues in the human upper airway. It has been reported in the literature as a risk factor of diseases such as obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and other breathing abnormalities during sleep. Several methods are available for the treatment of snoring, depending on the location of pathology such as “uvulopalatopharyngoplasty” (UPPP) for uv...

An 8-year-old female with pancreatic-insufficiency cystic fibrosis presented with recurrent pharyngitis, and reduction in body mass index and height velocity during the previous 2 years. Her symptoms (eg, snoring and restless sleep) suggested obstructive sleep apnea, and physical examination revealed tonsillar hypertrophy. While her respiratory disturbance index on nocturnal polysomnography was...

Snoring is a very common social inconvenience. This double-blind study suggests a significant reduction in snoring reported by bed partners in a group of snoring volunteers using either an essential oil spray or gargle formulation. Possible modes of action of the essential oils are discussed.

introduction: tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy is one of the most frequent surgical procedures especially in children. several indications and contraindications have been suggested for this procedure. the benefits and the negative results of this operation have been studied by different researchers; nevertheless, to date, it is still a common procedure. the main purpose of this study...

Polysomnographic assessment of 20 adolescents who were referred to hospital for loud and frequent snoring showed they suffered from obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Their apneas and desaturation rates (SaO(2)) were abnormal in comparison with the non-snoring adolescents, who served as their controls. The snoring group obtained lower scores on phonemic and semantic tests and had lower ma...

Chronic rhinitis patients often suffer from unrefreshing sleep and snoring, related to increased nasal resistance to airflow. Previous trials based on subjective assessment of snoring have demonstrated beneficial effects of Breathe Right (BR), a noninvasive external nasal dilator. Polysomnography (PSG) was applied to objectively assess the effects of BR on snoring. Twelve nonobese chronic rhini...

AIMS To study the association between childhood snoring and cardiovascular risk factors. METHODS Cross-sectional analyses of a population-based birth cohort, who had been participants in a randomised controlled trial of interventions to prevent asthma and who were assessed at age 8 years. The presence and frequency of snoring were assessed by parent-completed questionnaire. We measured a wide...

BACKGROUND Snoring can be a representative symptom of a sleep disorder, and thus snoring detection is quite important to improving the quality of an individual's daily life. The purpose of this research is to develop an unconstrained snoring detection technique that can be integrated into a smartphone application. In contrast with previous studies, we developed a practical technique for snoring...