Snoring
Snoring: Introduction
In many cases, snoring is a normal and relatively harmless condition.
It is often exacerbated by respiratory disorders (e.g. blocked nose),
drinking alcohol, obesity, and so on.
However, there is a darker side, where snoring can be a serious symptom
of sleep apnea (or other type of "sleep-disordered breathing"),
such as related to an underlying cause of tonsilitis or adenoiditis.
Sleep apnea can be a potentially dangerous medical condition
that needs to be ruled out.
Sleep apnea is often caused by obesity in adults,
or by a tonsil disorder or adenoiditis in children.
Symptoms of Snoring
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Home Diagnostic Testing
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Snoring: Complications
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- Snoring is known to cause sleep deprivation to snorers and those around them, as well as daytime drowsiness, irritability, lack of focus and decreased libido
- more complications...»
Disease Topics Related To Snoring
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Medical Textbooks Online about Snoring
Medical Books Excerpts
- STRIDOR
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- WHEEZING
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- SNORING
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Stridor
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- Wheezing
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- Snoring
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- Stridor
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Wheezing
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- Stridor
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Stridor
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Wheezing
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Stridor
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Wheezing
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Stridor
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Wheezing
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Wheezing
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- Stridor
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Misdiagnosis and Snoring
RLS sleep disorder causing night-time leg sensations often misdiagnosed: A common but relatively unknown
sleep-related disorder called Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) is often misdiagnosed.
The typical symptoms are night-time tingling, crawling, or burning sensations in the legs,
with the irresistable urge to move the legs.
This need for leg movement leads to tossing and turning, or getting up out of bed,
all of which interferes with the ability to fall asleep.
The sufferer then has the typical symptoms of sleep deprivation during the day: fatigue, tiredness,
morning headaches, irritability, poor concentration and so on.
This condition is sometimes misdiagnosed as other conditions
such as ADHD, sleep disorders, other causes of insomnia, or other causes of leg tingling.
Many patients also suffer from a related disorder called
Periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD), which causes leg spasms
or other jerky movements.
See introduction to RLS or introduction to PLMD....read more »
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Causes of Snoring
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causes of Snoring
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Treatments for Snoring
- Weight loss
- Quit smoking
- Dental appliances-mandibular advancement splints
- Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine is often used to control sleep apnea and the snoring associated with it
- Surgery is also available as a method of correcting social snoring. Some procedures, such as uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, attempt to widen the airway by removing tissues in the back of the throat, including the uvula and pharynx
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News Archives for Snoring
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Clinical Trials for Snoring
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and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
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Definitions of Snoring:
Rough, noisy breathing during sleep, due to vibration of the uvula and soft palate.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
The act of snoring or producing a snoring sound
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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