SNORING AND SLEEP APNEA
1989 Volume 32 Issue 3 Pages 237-246
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1989 Volume 32 Issue 3 Pages 237-246
Snoring and sleep apnea occur only during sleep, never during the waking hours. Apnea occurring during sleep has been known from old times, but attention to this phenomenon has grown in the last 10 years because it is suspected to be involved in sudden death.
This paper describes the following points in relation to the clinical experience of snoring and sleep apnea in the Department of Otolaryngology of Osaka Medical College together with presentation of relevant cases. (1) Definitions of snoring and sleep apnea syndrome, (2) why snoring is a problem, (3) the change in the number of patients treated for snoring in our Department, (4) diagnosis of snoring and sleep apnea, and (5) treatment of snoring and sleep apnea.
