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OBJECTIVE
To explore the efficacies of nasal cavity enlarging surgery in obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) patients with nasal obstruction.
METHODS
From April 2011 to October 2012, a total of 22 OSAHS patient with nasal obstruction underwent nasal cavity enlargement. Natural
CONCLUSIONS
Sling snoreplasty could be a new effective palatal snoring procedure with minimal side effects. It could be combined with other snoring and sleep apnea operations.
OBJECTIVE
To introduce sling snoreplasty with a permanent thread.
METHODS
The procedure is performed under local anesthesia
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the effect of snoring on facial growth in children and the changes after surgery.
METHODS
Observations on facial growth were taken by X-ray 1.5 - 2 years before and after surgery on 40 children snorers aged between 2 - 5 years old, whose tonsils and (or) adenoids were
In this paper, X-ray findings of the lateral pharynx before uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in 14 cases of snoring disease were studied. The results are as follows. There is less than 5 mm in anterior-posterior airway of pharyngeal cavity (13 cases), and 8 mm (1 case), in diameter. Minimum 2 mm, average
The anatomical states of the oral cavity and pharynx during mouth breathing in children with adenoid hypertrophy and in adults confirmed the speculation that mouth breathing is disadvantageous compared with nose breathing. In addition, comparison of the anatomical state between wakefulness and sleep
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the source of snoring sound in patients with simple snoring (SS) and different degrees of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in order to provide a basis for the surgical treatment of snoring.
METHODS
Fifty-two patients with either SS or OSAS (with an apnea-hypopnea
There are many methods of snoring treatment from conservative and prosthetic to surgical. The snoring sound is produced by vibration of the soft tissues of the pharynx, soft palate and also uvula. Snoring occurs in 50% of the adult male population and it can be isolated or sign of the obstructive
CONCLUSIONS
The efficacy of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) can be achieved without application of an apposition suture of the palatopharyngeal arch and the palatoglossal arch.
OBJECTIVE
To compare the outcomes of two different methods of pharyngeal cavity reconstruction in
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the relationship between nasal cavity dimensions and airflow based on measures of acoustic rhinometry (AR) and peak nasal inspiratory flow (PNIF) in a very large sample of mixed rhinologic and nonrhinologic patients.
METHODS
Clinical survey conducted between 2001 and
This paper investigates the snoring mechanism of humans by applying the concept of structural intensity to a three-dimensional (3D) finite element model of a human head, which includes: the upper part of the head, neck, soft palate, hard palate, tongue, nasal cavity and the surrounding walls of the
OBJECTIVE
This guideline aims to promote high-quality care by medical specialists for subjects who snore and is designed for everyone involved in the diagnosis and treatment of snoring in an in- or outpatient setting.
CONCLUSIONS
To date, a satisfactory definition of snoring is lacking. Snoring is
In this prospective study, fiberoptic examinations of the nasal cavity and nasopharynx were performed in 162 children with snoring and compared with similar examinations performed in 211 children without snoring. Our study aimed to determine a correlation between snoring and measured parameters of
These guidelines aim to facilitate high quality medical care of adults with snoring problems. The guidelines were devised for application in both in- and outpatient environments and are directed primarily at all those concerned with the diagnosis and therapy of snoring. According to the AWMF
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to evaluate caries experience, oral hygiene, plaque deposition, and gingival health status of a group of Saudi children with obstructive sleep apnea and snoring (OSA).
METHODS
The sample consisted of 30 OSA and snoring patients (three to eight years old) and