The influence of nocturnal alcohol ingestion on snoring

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 267, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1147-1156

  Riemann, Randolf ^c   Volk, Ralf ^a   Müller, Alexander ^b   Herzog, Michael ^b  

^a Clinic for Psychiatry Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Alcohol; Loudness; Sleep apnea; Sleep stage; Snore

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INGESTION; LOUDNESS; MALE; MICROPHONE; NOCTURNAL ALCOHOL INGESTION; NONREM SLEEP; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP TIME; SNORING; SUPINE POSITION;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HUMANS; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTURE; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SLEEP STAGES; SNORING;

EID: 77955096563     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-009-1163-9     Document Type: Article

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