Snoring analysis methods.
Summary of "Snoring analysis methods."
Snore is a breathing sound that is originated during sleep, either nocturnal or diurnal. Snoring may be inspiratory, expiratory or it may occupy the whole breathing cycle. It is caused by the vibrations of the different tissues of the upper airway. Many procedures have been used to analyze it, from simple interrogation, to standardized questionnaires, to more sophisticated acoustic methods developed thanks to the advance of biomedical techniques in the last years. The present work describes the current state of the art of snoring analysis procedures.
Affiliation
Sección de Neumología, Hospital de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, España; Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya, CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina, Barcelona, España; Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona,
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Medicina clinica
ISSN: 0025-7753
Pages: 36-42
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20576278
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.medcli.2010.04.004
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