Palatal snoring identified by acoustic crest factor analysis

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 167-174

  Hill, P D ^a   Lee, B W V ^a   Osborne, J E ^a   Osman, E Z ^a  

^a GLAN CLWYD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crest factor; Diagnostic technique; Palate; Sleep nasendoscopy; Snore; Sound; Upper airway imaging; Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP)

Indexed keywords

ENDOSCOPY; MODULATION; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; TAPE RECORDERS;

CREST FACTORS; DIAGNOSTICS TECHNIQUES; ENT SURGEONS; LOWER FREQUENCIES; PALATE; SLEEP NASENDOSCOPY; SNORE; SOUND WAVEFORMS; UPPER AIRWAY IMAGING; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

SLEEP RESEARCH;

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LOUDNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNORING; SOFT PALATE; SOUND; TURBULENT FLOW; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

EID: 0032982318     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/20/2/306     Document Type: Article

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