الملخص
The prevalence of habitual snoring is extremely high in the general population, and is reported to be roughly 40% in men and 20% in women. The low-frequency vibrations of snoring may cause physical trauma and, more specifically, peripheral nerve injuries, just as jobs which require workers to use vibrating tools over the course of many years result in local nerve lesions in the hands. Histopathological analysis of upper airway (UA) muscles have shown strong evidence of a varying severity of neurological lesions in groups of snoring patients. Neurophysiological assessment shows evidence of active and chronic denervation and re-innervation in the palatopharyngeal muscles of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) patients. Neurogenic lesions of UA muscles induced by vibration trauma impair the reflex dilation abilities of the UA, leading to an increase in the possibility of UA collapse. The neurological factors which are partly responsible for the progressive nature of OSAS warrant the necessity of early assessment in habitual snorers.
الموضوع
بيانات النشر
- المعرّف الرقمي
- 10.18295/2075-0528.1359
- المجلة
- مجلة جامعة السلطان قابوس الطبية, 12(2), 161-168
- الناشر
- جامعة السلطان قابوس
- وصول مفتوح
- وصول مفتوح ذهبي
- الترخيص
- CC BY-ND 4.0
اقتبس هذه المقالة
APA 7
Poothrikovil, R. P., & Al-Abri, M. A. (2025). Snoring-Induced Nerve Lesions in the Upper Airway. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 12(2), 161-168. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1359
MLA 9
Poothrikovil, Rajesh P., and Mohammed A. Al-Abri. "Snoring-Induced Nerve Lesions in the Upper Airway." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 12, no. 2, 2025, pp. 161-168. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1359.
شيكاغو (المؤلف–التاريخ)
Poothrikovil, Rajesh P., and Mohammed A. Al-Abri. 2025. "Snoring-Induced Nerve Lesions in the Upper Airway." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 12 (2): 161-168. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1359.
هارفارد
Poothrikovil, R. P. and Al-Abri, M. A. (2025) 'Snoring-Induced Nerve Lesions in the Upper Airway', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 12(2), pp. 161-168. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1359.
فانكوفر
Poothrikovil RP, Al-Abri MA. Snoring-Induced Nerve Lesions in the Upper Airway. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;12(2):161-168. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1359
IEEE
R. P. Poothrikovil, and M. A. Al-Abri, "Snoring-Induced Nerve Lesions in the Upper Airway," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 161-168, 2025, doi: 10.18295/2075-0528.1359.