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. 1983 Mar 15;128(6):674–675.

Snoring in adults: some epidemiologic aspects.

P G Norton, E V Dunn, J S Haight
PMCID: PMC1875206  PMID: 6825032

Abstract

Although snoring is a common problem it has received little attention in the medical literature. Therefore, a study was undertaken to determine the prevalence and epidemiologic aspects of snoring. The results showed that it is much more common than previously thought--86% of the married men and 57% of the married women were reported to snore. Overall, snoring was found to be more frequent in adult men than women, and its prevalence in adults was not related to age. It was found that 15% of the husbands and 52% of the wives were bothered by their spouse's snoring. Physicians must be made more aware of this problem and its potential effects on patients.

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