Snoring
What is snoring? Sleep related breathing disorders demonstrate, to varying degrees, the collapsibility of the pharyngeal airway, which characteristically occurs at the onset of sleep (Remmers et al.,...
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Snoring symptoms In cases of simple palatal snoring the symptoms are most obvious to the partner of the sufferer. Whereas with OSA the snoring is itself a symptom of an apnoeic patient, for a...
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Intra-oral appliances - Mandibular advancement splints (MAS) The MAS is by far the most common form of intra-oral appliance used in the management of SBD (Schmidt-Nowara et al., 1995; Johal and...
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Snoring has been estimated to affect up to 45 per cent of the adult population (Rice and Perskey, 1986). However snoring also has profound effects on those in proximity to a snorer. Research by the...
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