Month: December 2012
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Snoring And Sleep Apnea:Is it Hereditary?
(Patient who is a familial snorer is being treated by surgery in Jubilee Hospital Trivandrum Kerala India. All his immediate family members are loud snorers. His father probably died of complications from OSA, ie, high BP,heart failure and stroke at the age of 40.) Snoring can be hereditary issue that is a result of narrow…
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Does Nasal Surgery Help Snoring?
People who snore may suffer from a nasal problem: A stuffy or blocked nose requires extra effort to pull air through it. This creates an exaggerated vacuum in the throat, and pulls together the floppy tissues of the throat. Snoring results. Deformities of the nose or nasal septum, such as a deviated septum, nasal polyps,…