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Snorking

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Definisjon:
Inspiratorisk stridor under søvn forårsaket av mer eller mindre sammenfall av bløtvev i farynks mellom choanae og epiglottis
Forekomst:
Svært hyppig og oftere blant menn og eldre
Symptomer:
Snorking
Funn:
Kan være septumdeviasjon, nesepolypper, nasalstenose, forstørret uvula og tonsillehypertrofi
Diagnostikk:
Tilleggsundersøkelse kan være ev. søvnundersøkelse, polysomnografi, ved mistanke om søvn-apné syndrom
Behandling:
De fleste behøver ingen behandling, ev. biteskinne. Ved uttalte plager ev. operasjon
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  • Terje Johannessen, professor i allmennmedisin, Trondheim