Creator: Dr. Trupti Shirole
Keywords: Sleep Study, polysomnograph, sleeping problem, sleeping partner, obstructive sleep apnea

Written by Dr. Trupti Shirole, BAMS, CGO

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond)

Last Updated on Sep 27, 2014

How is Snoring Diagnosed?

Whileevaluating a patient with a snoring problem it is important that the doctorshould speak with the patient’s sleepingpartner. A detailed medical historyand thorough physical examination is performed by the ENT specialist.

The doctor often assesses the patient's body weight and body mass index (BMI), and also the neck circumference.Visualization of the throat, nasal and oral cavities to determine the narrowingof the oral and nasal passages too look for deviation of the nasal septum canalso be helpful.

Sometimesa sleep study (polysomnograph) isperformed if the doctor suspects sleeping problem.

If a person feels sleepy during the day, is over-weightand has a short neck a diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) should beconsidered and requires a ‘Nocturnal polysomnography’ for evaluation anddiagnosing the condition.

Published on Sep 27, 2014
Last Updated on Sep 27, 2014

Comments

youcanbest Friday, July 23, 2010

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asonor Friday, July 9, 2010

Snoring is a condition many individuals have and just learn to live with. But in most cases it is treatable. That should come as welcome news to the other person that sleeps with a snorer. Here is help for snoring that will give you a superior nightâ€™s sleep. To stop snoring i can personally recommend a very good product which helps us relieve from snoring. The product is asonor. Asonor nose drops effectively remove the cause of snoring. It is a plain and simple treatment, which relives you of the inconvenience that snoring causes.

youcanbest Friday, July 9, 2010

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rejeemon Friday, May 21, 2010

My patient who is already having an untreated deviated nasal septum suffers from frequent attacks of dry cough on getting up from bed. He feels that something is blocking his throat and gets momentary choking of the throat also. He says that his cough makes life horrible for him. He has so far no history of snoring. Could this be a carcinoma of the throat?

adil85 Tuesday, December 22, 2009

CPAP is the best solution for OSA and Snoring. I had undergone surgery for the OSA and snoring but to no effect. The operation did not help at all. I then opted for CPAP machine and for the last 3 years I am sleeping peacefully and my body weight has come down gradually.