title: Snoring: not funny--not hopeless.
abstract: Snoring means obstructive breathing during sleep, and its most exaggerated form is obstructive sleep apnea. Mild snoring may respond to simple self-help remedies. Heavy snoring responds well to the surgical removal or reconstruction of obstructive elements in the hypopharynx, nasopharynx or nasal passages.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000473:pathology; D010609:Pharyngeal Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D010614:Pharynx / Q000473:pathology; D012123:Pulmonary Ventilation; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D012913:Snoring / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D014609:Uvula / Q000473:pathology