Managing snoring: When to consider surgery

  • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
  • October 2014,
  • 81
  • (10)
  • 613-619;
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.13034

ABSTRACT

Snoring can range in significance from merely annoying the patient’s bed partner to being a symptom of obstructive sleep apnea, a risk factor for heart disease and stroke. If conservative measures do not help, primary care physicians can refer patients for consideration of a variety of surgical procedures to keep the airway open during sleep.

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