Effects of body mass index and adenotonsillar size on snoring sound intensity levels at highest power

Seren E., San T., CİNGİ C., MULUK N. B., Durukan K.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, vol.78, no.1, pp.50-54, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 78 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.10.017
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.50-54
  • Keywords: Adenoid hypertrophy, Tonsil hypertrophy, Body mass index (BMI), Snoring, Highest power frequency (Fmax), Snoring sound intensity level (SSIL), OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP-APNEA, CHILDREN, PREVALENCE, SEVERITY, SYMPTOMS, EPISODES
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: Snoring during sleep is a major clinical symptom of adenoid and tonsil hypertrophy in paediatric patients. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of adenoid and tonsil size on snoring sound frequency and intensity in children.