What is it about?
Nerve, it’s supporting structure and muscles show significant damage and relates with pharyngeal swallowing function in snorers and sleep apnea patients! Interestingly there is considerable regeneration as well within the nerve fascicles !!
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Why is it important?
Years of snoring can cause considerable nerve and muscle damage impacting the pharyngeal swallowing function. We also show regenerative attempts but seems to be disturbed by chronic vibration and tissue stretch.
Perspectives
Early intervention for prevention of snoring can have beneficial effects and can prevent nerve and muscle damage in upper airway as well as pharyngeal dysfunction!
Farhan Shah
Umea Universitet
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This page is a summary of: Axon and Schwann cell degeneration in nerves of upper airway relates to pharyngeal dysfunction in snorers and sleep apnea patients, CHEST Journal, June 2018, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.06.017.
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Resources
Neuromuscular injuries and swallowing dysfunction in snorers and sleep apnea
Presentation at Swedish Sleep Society
Axons and Schwann cells in a control and snoring and sleep apnea patient
Nerve from a normal control and snorers/sleep apnea patients.... observe the difference in Schwann cells /myelin (green color) and axons/ nerve fibers ( red color).
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