Snoring is not relieved by nasal surgery despite improvement in nasal resistance

Chest

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 81-87

  Virkkula, Paula ^a   Bachour, Adel ^a   Hytönen, Maija ^a   Salmi, Tapani ^a   Malmberg, Henrik ^a   Hurmerinta, Kirsti ^a   Maasilta, Paula ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Nasal obstruction; Polysomnography; Rhinomanometry; Sleep apnea; Snoring; Surgery; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CEPHALOMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NIGHT; NONREM SLEEP; NOSE AIRWAY RESISTANCE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE SURGERY; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REM SLEEP; RHINOMANOMETRY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SNORING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33144475991     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.129.1.81     Document Type: Article

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