[Snoring--when is etiological assessment necessary?].
Snoring is more than a social problem. Snoring is a sound produced by the vibrating structures of the upper airway. If clinical signs like sleepiness, fatigue, hypertension or vascular disease are present or if a surgical procedure for the treatment of snoring is considered, further investigations (respiratory polygraphy or full nocturnal polysomnography) should be performed. If sleep apnea is demonstrated, non-surgical approaches may be more promising.
Schwizer
B
B
Abteilung für Pneumologie, Departement Magen-Darm, Leber- und Lungenkrankheiten, Inselspital Bern. bernhard.schwizer@insel.ch
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D017286:Polysomnography; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012913:Snoring / Q000209:etiology*