title: Is there a relationship between the degree of nasal obstruction and snoring?
abstract: The possible connection between snoring and nasal obstruction was studied in three groups of adult patients. In group 1, comprising 112 unselected patients, 36% snored, and 50% of the snorers suffered from nasal obstruction. The other two groups consisted of selected patients: group 2 (n = 41) and group 3 (n = 40) all of whom suffered from nasal obstruction. In group 2 nasal airway resistance was normal both before and after decongestant treatment, and in group 3 nasal airway resistance was pathologically high even after decongestant treatment. No difference was found between groups 2 and 3 regarding snoring. Sixty-six per cent in group 2 and 78% in group 3 snored. There was a correlation between snoring and the subjective nasal obstruction, but none between snoring and the degree of nasal obstruction expressed as nasal airway resistance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oto-rhino-laryngology, Central Hospital, Växjö, Sweden.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jessen
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Fryksmark
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000403:Airway Resistance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000150:complications; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000150:complications*; D012913:Snoring / Q000209:etiology*