Contribution of Craniofacial Risk Factors in Increasing Apneic Activity Among Obese and Nonobese Habitual Snorers
CHEST JournalPublished 1 January 1997
Suchitra Nelson, Mark G. Hans
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Measurements of soft tissues of the oropharynx (especially the tongue) are more closely associated with increased apneic activity, and the hard tissue anatomic limits of theOpharynx may place nonobese individuals in the at-risk group.
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Measurements of soft tissues of the oropharynx (especially the tongue) are more closely associated with increased apneic activity. In addition, the hard tissue anatomic limits of the oropharynx may place nonobese individuals in the at-risk group. Therefore, anatomic relationships that are temporally stable may be useful to predict apneic activity in later years.
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