Q What is the Incidence ?
A Incidence figure for snoring states that 53% of an adult male population will snore intermittently and 31% regularly. For women, the figures given are 38% snoring intermittently and 19% regularly.


Q What is it's relation with age ?
A Snoring increases with age and upto 60% of men and 40% of women between the age of 60 and 65 will snore. In the 30 - 35 age group, the percentages are only 20% for men and 5% for women.


Q What are the symptoms associated ?
A a> Day time sleepiness
    b> Abnormal movement during sleep (kicking etc.)
    c> Intellectual deterioration
    d> Personality change
    e> Impotence


Q What are the associated diseases ?
A a> Hypertension
    b> Diabetes
    c> Obesity


Q What organic factors are responsible ?
A a> Deviated nasal septum
    b> Nasal polyps
    c> Hypertrophical inferior turbinates
    d> Hypognathic mandible
    e> Any condition which may narrow the orophavynx, Impophavynx or
         Suproglottie Lavynx


Q Any Relation with Drugs ?
A Yes. They are -
    a> Alcohol
    b> Sleeping pills
    c> Tranquillizers
    d> Sedatives
    e> Anti-epileptic drugs


Q What are the investigations ?
A a> Fibreoptic Endoscopy
    b> Imaging
    c> Pulmonary function test
    d> Sleep latency test


Q What are the Treatment ?
A a> Non-surgical

• Weight reduction
• Positive airway pressure (CPAP)
• Medicines
• Prothtic devices

    b> Surgical

• Surgical treatment of the cause of airway obstruction
• Vunlopalato phavyngoplasty operation.

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