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Snoring: An acoustic monitoring technique
Author(s) -
Wilson Kent,
Mulrooney Thomas,
Gawtry Randall R.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-198510000-00004
Subject(s) - airway obstruction , medicine , airway , audiology , sleep (system call) , acoustics , anesthesia , computer science , physics , operating system
Snoring is a significant symptom of upper airway obstruction which has not been measured and quantified in a clinically useful manner. A technique to determine acoustic level, frequency, and duration of snoring is reported. Four case studies illustrate the utility of this method. It is recommended that acoustic monitoring be included in the polysomnographic assessment of selected sleep disorder patients.