title: [Snoring: therapeutic options].
abstract: Primary snoring is mainly the bed partner's problem and not that of the snorer. The request for treatment arises from how annoying the snoring is and how sensitive the bed partner is to noise. In addition to a thorough medical history and an ENT examination, a polysomnography should be always performed to differentiate between primary snoring, upper airway resistance and obstructive sleep apnoea syndromes. Primarily weight loss and avoidance of alcohol in the evening as well as devices and surgery are used in the treatment of snoring.
authors.affiliation: Interdiszip-linären Schlaflabors, Klinik und Poliklinik für HNO, Klinikum Grosshadern, LMU München. richard.de.la.chaux@med.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de la Chaux
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Klemens
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Patscheider
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dreher
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004598:Electrosurgery; D006801:Humans; D017090:Occlusal Splints; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000601:surgery; D010614:Pharynx / Q000601:surgery; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis; D012913:Snoring / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014068:Tonsillectomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014609:Uvula / Q000601:surgery; D015431:Weight Loss