S noring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Snoring is a common problem encountered in Thailand. The actual prevalence of snoring in Thailand is unknown, but it is estimated to be about 20% in middleaged male and 5% in middle-aged female in foreign countries. The percentage of elderly people who snore is higher. Most people understand that snoring is normal in daily life, but it actually indicates upp...

BACKGROUND Hypertension is the most important, and yet modifiable, risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. But in many countries, hypertension remains poorly controlled. Moreover, sleep apnea syndrome has shown that it is correlated with hypertension. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence, awareness and control of hypertension among the Korean people and to evaluate the r...

PURPOSE We explored whether a gender difference was evident in terms of the associations of snoring with hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) levels in a healthy population without type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). MATERIALS AND METHODS We analyzed 2706 males and 4080 females who participated in the baseline survey of the Namwon Study. In terms of ...

BACKGROUND Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or habitual snoring is known to be associated with impaired glucose tolerance and type 2 diabetes among both men and non-pregnant women. We examined the association of habitual snoring during early pregnancy with risk of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). METHODS A cohort of 1,579 women was interviewed during earl...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and efficacy of polyethylene terephthalate implants in the soft palate to modify disturbing snoring. DESIGN Interventional study, before-after trial. SETTING Referral center, institutional practice, hospitalized care. PATIENTS Twelve consecutive patients with disturbing snoring and an apnea-hypopnea index less than 15 per hour and a body mass index of 30 o...

OBJECTIVES It is well known that allergic rhinitis (AR) has positive association with adenotonsillectomy. However, the impact of AR on symptom improvement after adenotonsillectomy is not well documented. Hence, we aimed to evaluate the effect of AR on the symptom improvement after adenotonsillectomy between AR and nonallergic patients. METHODS A retrospective analysis was performed on 250 ped...

OBJECTIVE To assess whether sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), ranging from primary snoring to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), is associated with increased behavioral morbidity. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted of school-aged children in an urban, community-based cohort, stratified for term or preterm (<37 weeks' gestation) birth status. A total of 829 children, 8 to 11 years old (...

Studies regarding the association between snoring and metabolic abnormalities have been inconsistent. We examine whether snoring frequency and obstructive sleep apnea markers are associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS) among Koreans aged 40-69 years. A total of 72,885 subjects (24,856 men, 48,029 women) from the Health Examinees Gem study between 2009 and 2013 were included. Snoring frequency...