An Anti-Snoring Oral Appliance to Reduce Simple Snoring as a Non-Invasive Method for Management of Snoring: A Case Report and Literature Review
Background and Objective: Simple snoring affects millions of people and their partners in the world and it indicates increased upper airways resistance and pharyngeal collapsibility. Snoring, particularly loud and habitual, may indicate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Case Report: The presenting pati...
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| author | Maryam Edalati fard Maryam Albaji Besharat Rahimi |
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| description | Background and Objective: Simple snoring affects millions of people and their partners in the world and it indicates increased upper airways resistance and pharyngeal collapsibility. Snoring, particularly loud and habitual, may indicate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Case Report: The presenting patient was a middle-aged man with chief compliant of snoring, who was diagnosed with simple snoring after undergoing an overnight polysomnography (PSG). By using a simple oral appliance that retracted the tongue and improved airway patency, snoring improved completely.
Conclusion: Simple snoring is a common condition and after excluding OSA, particularly in suspected patients, it can be managed by some instructions and interventions such as using available oral appliances. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-de67474af2404f968648a3b3723e38a92022-12-21T23:20:43ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Sleep Sciences2476-29382476-29462021-03-015310.18502/jss.v5i3.6921An Anti-Snoring Oral Appliance to Reduce Simple Snoring as a Non-Invasive Method for Management of Snoring: A Case Report and Literature ReviewMaryam Edalati fard0Maryam Albaji1Besharat Rahimi2Pulmonary Diseases Research Center, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranPulmonary Diseases Research Center, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranImam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranBackground and Objective: Simple snoring affects millions of people and their partners in the world and it indicates increased upper airways resistance and pharyngeal collapsibility. Snoring, particularly loud and habitual, may indicate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Case Report: The presenting patient was a middle-aged man with chief compliant of snoring, who was diagnosed with simple snoring after undergoing an overnight polysomnography (PSG). By using a simple oral appliance that retracted the tongue and improved airway patency, snoring improved completely. Conclusion: Simple snoring is a common condition and after excluding OSA, particularly in suspected patients, it can be managed by some instructions and interventions such as using available oral appliances.https://jss.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jss/article/view/159Obstructive sleep apnea; Polysomnography; Snoring |
| spellingShingle | Maryam Edalati fard Maryam Albaji Besharat Rahimi An Anti-Snoring Oral Appliance to Reduce Simple Snoring as a Non-Invasive Method for Management of Snoring: A Case Report and Literature Review Journal of Sleep Sciences Obstructive sleep apnea; Polysomnography; Snoring |
| title | An Anti-Snoring Oral Appliance to Reduce Simple Snoring as a Non-Invasive Method for Management of Snoring: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_full | An Anti-Snoring Oral Appliance to Reduce Simple Snoring as a Non-Invasive Method for Management of Snoring: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_fullStr | An Anti-Snoring Oral Appliance to Reduce Simple Snoring as a Non-Invasive Method for Management of Snoring: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Anti-Snoring Oral Appliance to Reduce Simple Snoring as a Non-Invasive Method for Management of Snoring: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_short | An Anti-Snoring Oral Appliance to Reduce Simple Snoring as a Non-Invasive Method for Management of Snoring: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_sort | anti snoring oral appliance to reduce simple snoring as a non invasive method for management of snoring a case report and literature review |
| topic | Obstructive sleep apnea; Polysomnography; Snoring |
| url | https://jss.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jss/article/view/159 |
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