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STUDY OBJECTIVES:To quantify the snoring sound intensity levels generated by individuals during polysomnographic testing and to examine the relationships between acoustic, polysomnographic, and clinical variables. DESIGN:The prospective acquisition of acoustic and polysomnographic data with a retrospective medical chart review. SETTING:A sleep laboratory at a primary care hospital. PARTICIPANTS:All 1,139 of the patients referred to the sleep laboratory for polysomnographic testing from 1980 to 1994. INTERVENTIONS:The acoustic measurement of snoring sound intensity during sleep concurrent with polysomnographic testing. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS:Four decibel levels were derived from snoring sound intensity recordings. L1, L5, and L10 are measures of the sound pressure measurement in decibels employing the A-weighting network that yields the response of the human ear exceeded, respectively, for 1, 5, and 10% of the test period. The Leq is a measure of the A-weighted average intensity of a fluctuating acoustic signal over the total test period. L10 levels above 55 dBA were exceeded by 12.3% of the patients. The average levels of snoring sound intensity were significantly higher for men than for women. The levels of snoring sound intensity were associated significantly with the following: polysomnographic testing results, including the respiratory disturbance index (RDI), sleep latency, and the percentage of slow-wave sleep; demographic factors, including gender and body mass; and clinical factors, including snoring history, hypersomnolence, and breathing stoppage. Men with a body mass index of > 30 and an average snoring sound intensity of > 38 dBA were 4.1 times more likely to have an RDI of > 10. CONCLUSIONS:Snoring sound intensity levels are related to a number of demographic, clinical, and polysomnographic test results. Snoring sound intensity is closely related to apnea/hypopnea during sleep. The noise generated by snoring can disturb or disrupt a snorer's sleep, as well as the sleep of a bed partner.
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Chestjournal_title
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Wilson K,Stoohs RA,Mulrooney TF,Johnson LJ,Guilleminault C,Huang Zdoi
10.1378/chest.115.3.762subject
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1999-03-01 00:00:00pages
762-70issue
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0012-3692issn
1931-3543pii
S0012-3692(16)35648-3journal_volume
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