Acoustic parameters of snoring sound to assess the effectiveness of the Müller Manoeuvre in predicting surgical outcome

Auris Nasus Larynx

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 409-416

  Jones, Terry M ^a,b   Ho, Meau Shin ^c   Earis, John E ^a,b   Swift, Andrew C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic analysis; M ller Manoeuvre; Palatoplasty; Sleep; Snoring

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENERGY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LOUDNESS; MALE; MULLER MANEUVER; ORAL SURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PALATOPLASTY; PERIODICITY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP; SNORING; SUPINE POSITION; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

ADULT; AGED; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALATE, SOFT; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SNORING; TAPE RECORDING;

EID: 33749250398     PISSN: 03858146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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