RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Managing snoring: When to consider surgery
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 613
OP 619
DO 10.3949/ccjm.81a.13034
VO 81
IS 10
A1 Duc A. Tien
A1 Alan Kominsky
YR 2014
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/81/10/613.abstract
AB 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.