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. 2014 Oct;81(10):613-9.
doi: 10.3949/ccjm.81a.13034.

Managing snoring: when to consider surgery

Duc A Tien  1 , Alan Kominsky  2
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Managing snoring: when to consider surgery

Duc A Tien et al. Cleve Clin J Med. 2014 Oct.
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Abstract

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.

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