For a good night's sleep, we consensually recommend avoiding alcohol, smoking and
drugs. However, these addictions are highly prevalent in the general population, and it is …

Objectives To examine associations between alcohol use and sleep in middled-aged/older
adults and to test sex as a moderator of this relationship. Methods Participants were 183 …

Background and Objectives: Studies have tried to establish a relationship between
Obstructive Sleep Apnea syndrome (OSA) and smoking but data still remain controversial …

Snoring is a prevalent disorder affecting 20–40% of the general population. The mechanism
of snoring is vibration of anatomical structures in the pharyngeal airway. Flutter of the soft …

Background Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder characterised by
partial or complete upper airway occlusion during sleep, leading to intermittent cessation …

Background The aim of this longitudinal study was to identify body size, behavioral, and
respiratory risk factors for the development of habitual snoring in a general adult population …

Sir, The recent Letter to the Editor by Drs Ebrahim and Fenwick (2012) challenges one
sentence in a 2010 article published in Brain (Siclari et al., 2010) stating that, because of the …

Smoking is a risk factor for respiratory diseases, and it worsens sleep quality due to nicotine
stimulation and sudden nicotine withdrawal during sleep. This can increase the severity of …

Introduction There are several studies on the pathophysiology and prevalence of Obstructive
Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS), however, few studies address the epidemiological profile …

To assess the effect of 3 oz of 80-proof alcohol on the frequency and severity of obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA), we studied six OSA patients and six healthy subjects on 2 nights. During …