Effect of nasal surgery on snoring
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When 113 patients who had had nasal surgery for chronic obstruction were questioned about their snoring habits before and after operation, 42% said they had snored before nasal surgery. Of that group, 77% had either elimination or improvement of snoring after nasal surgery. Nasal obstruction is one of several factors contributing to snoring; surgery that relieves nasal airway impairment may also relieve or decrease the severity of snoring.
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- Authors
- FAIRBANKS, D. N. F.
- Corresponding author
- FAIRBANKS, DAVID N. F.
- Venue
- Southern Medical Journal
- Publisher
- Southern Medical Association
- Published
- 1985-03
- Volume
- 78
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 268-270
- ISSN
- 0038-4348 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2396894787
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- 64
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- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Southern Medical Journal (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Otorhinolaryngology › Sinusitis and nasal conditions
- Keywords
- snoring, nasal surgery, chronic nasal obstruction, nasal obstruction, snoring reduction, postoperative outcomes
- MeSH terms
- Airway Obstruction, Humans, Nasal Cavity, Snoring
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