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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/21805| Title: | Snoring and your health |
| Authors: | Agius, Adrian M. |
| Keywords: | Sleep apnea syndromes -- Treatment Snoring Sleep apnea syndromes -- Pathophysiology |
| Issue Date: | 1997-06 |
| Publisher: | Malta College of Family Doctors |
| Citation: | Agius, A. M. (1997). Snoring and your health. It-Tabib tal-Familja, 12, 22-23. |
| Abstract: | Snoring, up till only a few years ago treated by the medical community as a social inconvenience, is now showing convincing evidence of actually being a health hazard. Many researchers now rate the public health hazards of snoring on the same scale as smoking. Studies show that approximately 25% of men, 18% of women and 11 % of children snore and these figures rise with increasing age and obesity. The severity of snoring may vary from occasional loud breathing sounds to life-threatening obstruction of the airway called sleep apnoea. Sleep apnoea affects about 3% of middle aged men and 2% of middle aged women. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/21805 |
| Appears in Collections: | It-Tabib tal-Familja, Issue 12 It-Tabib tal-Familja, Issue 12 |
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| it-tabib tal-familja 12 - A4.pdf | 1.13 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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