Snoring is noisy breathing through the open mouth during sleep. Snoring is usually caused by conditions that interfere with breathing through the nose, such as a common cold, allergies, or enlarged adenoids.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Video Imaging Provides Dynamic View Of Airway Obstruction In Those
"It is an easy way to measure the soft palate changes and may be a useful technique to differentiate obstructive sleep apnea from simple snoring with short examination time."
Journal reference:
Chul Hee Lee et al. Evaluation of Soft Palate Changes Using Sleep Videofluoroscopy in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg., 2009; 135 (2): 168-172 [link] .
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