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Snore


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To breathe with a rough, hoarse, nasal voice in sleep.
  • (n.) A harsh nasal noise made in sleep.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Aside from snoring, excessive daytime sleepiness was on average often the first symptom and began at a mean age of 36 years.
  • (2) The footballer said the noise of the engine was too loud to hear if Cameron snored but his night "wasn't the best".
  • (3) Epidemiological criteria for a causal association between snoring and vascular disease have not been satisfied.
  • (4) Patients who had nasal polypectomy as part of their nasal surgery obtained the greatest snoring relief.
  • (5) Diclofenac sodium suppositories 150-200 mg day-1 were compared with placebo in a double-blind study during the first 3 days after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in 40 patients with habitual snoring or obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome.
  • (6) Alcohol consumption, estimated by questionnaire and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase was unrelated to a history of snoring.
  • (7) We compared self- and spouse reports of snoring and other symptoms of sleep apnea syndrome ascertained from married couples in a community-based survey.
  • (8) Snoring history was obtained from 326 patients and 345 controls.
  • (9) Snoring occurs in at least 20% of the population; 50% of the 50 year old male snore.
  • (10) When you breathe, air makes them vibrate against each other, which is what makes the characteristic snoring noise," she says.
  • (11) Emily Marbach In desperation one night I asked my husband, who snores like a train, to sleep in our repeatedly waking baby's room ...
  • (12) The demented patients were reported to snore twice as frequently as the control subjects (P less than 0.05).
  • (13) Snoring usually is trivial and unimportant, but it can turn into a social or medical problem.
  • (14) To select heavy-snoring subjects for a treatment protocol, volunteers were screened for one night, breathing air the first half and oxygen the second half of the night.
  • (15) Generally, associations between snoring and sleep apnea were independent of age and sex.
  • (16) This hypothesis is mainly based on epidemiological studies showing a statistically significant association between snoring and arterial hypertension; this association remains true even after data correction to take into account the increased frequency of snoring with age and overweight.
  • (17) The effects of prolonged snoring on alveolar ventilation and systemic pressure(s) suggest that this snoring has physiopathological implications on maternal cardio-respiratory reserve and indirectly upon the fetus, especially as there are recordable changes in fetal heart rate and also a change in the acid-base status of the fetus.
  • (18) 4) Pharyngeal size during snoring is probably larger in HS than in OSA patients.
  • (19) My study indicates that snoring may be a risk factor for ischemic stroke, possibly because of the higher prevalence of an obstructive sleep apnea syndrome among snorers than nonsnorers.
  • (20) The third and fourth groups were formed by 100 snoring and 100 non-snoring patients without risk factors.

Snoring


Definition:

  • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Snore
  • (n.) The act of respiring through the open mouth so that the currents of inspired and expired air cause a vibration of the uvula and soft palate, thus giving rise to a sound more or less harsh. It is usually unvoluntary, but may be produced voluntarily.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Aside from snoring, excessive daytime sleepiness was on average often the first symptom and began at a mean age of 36 years.
  • (2) The footballer said the noise of the engine was too loud to hear if Cameron snored but his night "wasn't the best".
  • (3) Epidemiological criteria for a causal association between snoring and vascular disease have not been satisfied.
  • (4) Patients who had nasal polypectomy as part of their nasal surgery obtained the greatest snoring relief.
  • (5) Diclofenac sodium suppositories 150-200 mg day-1 were compared with placebo in a double-blind study during the first 3 days after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in 40 patients with habitual snoring or obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome.
  • (6) Alcohol consumption, estimated by questionnaire and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase was unrelated to a history of snoring.
  • (7) We compared self- and spouse reports of snoring and other symptoms of sleep apnea syndrome ascertained from married couples in a community-based survey.
  • (8) Snoring history was obtained from 326 patients and 345 controls.
  • (9) Snoring occurs in at least 20% of the population; 50% of the 50 year old male snore.
  • (10) When you breathe, air makes them vibrate against each other, which is what makes the characteristic snoring noise," she says.
  • (11) Emily Marbach In desperation one night I asked my husband, who snores like a train, to sleep in our repeatedly waking baby's room ...
  • (12) The demented patients were reported to snore twice as frequently as the control subjects (P less than 0.05).
  • (13) Snoring usually is trivial and unimportant, but it can turn into a social or medical problem.
  • (14) To select heavy-snoring subjects for a treatment protocol, volunteers were screened for one night, breathing air the first half and oxygen the second half of the night.
  • (15) Generally, associations between snoring and sleep apnea were independent of age and sex.
  • (16) This hypothesis is mainly based on epidemiological studies showing a statistically significant association between snoring and arterial hypertension; this association remains true even after data correction to take into account the increased frequency of snoring with age and overweight.
  • (17) The effects of prolonged snoring on alveolar ventilation and systemic pressure(s) suggest that this snoring has physiopathological implications on maternal cardio-respiratory reserve and indirectly upon the fetus, especially as there are recordable changes in fetal heart rate and also a change in the acid-base status of the fetus.
  • (18) 4) Pharyngeal size during snoring is probably larger in HS than in OSA patients.
  • (19) My study indicates that snoring may be a risk factor for ischemic stroke, possibly because of the higher prevalence of an obstructive sleep apnea syndrome among snorers than nonsnorers.
  • (20) The third and fourth groups were formed by 100 snoring and 100 non-snoring patients without risk factors.