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Intensity of snoring in patients with sleep‐related breathing disorders
Author(s) -
Itasaka Yoshiaki,
Miyazaki Soichiro,
Ishikawa Kazuo,
Togawa Kiyoshi
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1819.1999.00510.x
Subject(s) - supine position , intensity (physics) , medicine , breathing , obstructive sleep apnea , anesthesia , audiology , apnea , sleep apnea , cardiology , physics , optics
The intensity of snoring was measured in 73 patients with snoring or sleep apnea using a noise meter. The mean intensity of snoring at 50 cm in front of the mouth was 61.7 dB in the supine position and 53.7 dB in the lateral position. There existed a definite correlation between the logarithmic transformation of the intra‐esophageal pressure amplitude and the intensity of snoring in the supine and lateral decubitus positions. These findings suggest that the intensity of snoring may be a useful index for sleep‐related breathing disorders.