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Snoring and oral submucous fibrosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

N. K. Soni
N. K. Soni*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Medical College, Kota, Rajasthan, India.
*
Address for correspondence: Dr N. K. Soni, 12-A Adarsh Colony, Medical College Road, Bikaner, 334003, Rajasthan, India.
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Abstract

Forty patients above the age of 40 years with oral submucous fibrosis were studied to determine the frequency and severity of snoring. The results were compared with a controlled group of similar sex and age for presence of snoring. The present study indicates that patients with oral submucous fibrosis having a short and fixed uvula and scarred soft palate are less likely to develop snoring. Thus it is suggested that in laser surgery or in classical uvulopalatopharyngeal surgery, the uvula and soft palate should be reduced in size and volume to the extent of that found in oral submucous fibrosis.

Keywords

SnoringOral submucous fibrosis
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 111 , Issue 4 , April 1997 , pp. 346 - 348
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1997

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