Abstract
Aim: To investigate the prevalence of snoring, excessive daytime sleepiness and other sleep symptoms in a group of professional wrestlers and to identify the risk factors of snoring in these subjects. Methods: A questionnaire was administered to 55 professional wrestlers and 44 age matched men. All subjects answered nine questions about their sleep and snoring habits and self-graded on a scale of 0 to 4. The questions were also related to demographic characteristics, Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) and general medical history. Results: There were no significant differences in age, smoking and alcohol intake between wrestlers and control subjects. Obesity (p=0.004) was significantly more common and neck circumference (p=0.004) significantly higher in wrestlers than in control subjects. Bed time were significantly early (p=0.006), wake time significantly late (p=0.014), total sleep time significantly higher (p<0.001) in wrestlers when compared to control subjects. Habitual snoring rated was reported by 9.1% of wrestlers and by 6.8% of control subjects (p>0.05). The prevalence of excessive daytime sleepiness, witnessed apnea, morning headache, restless leg, insomnia, sleep talking, sleep walking and mean ESS were not significantly different in wrestlers when compared to control subjects. Conclusion: There were no significant differences with respect to habitual snoring, daytime sleepiness and ESS between wrestlers and control subjects. However, obesity and large neck circumference were much more common among wrestlers.
Highlights
Snoring is caused by vibration of soft tissues of the upper airway, which in turn is caused by turbulent airflow created by narrowing of one or more cross-sectional areas in the upper airway
Habitual snoring rated was reported by 9.1% of wrestlers and by 6.8% of control subjects (p>0.05)
There were no significant differences with respect to habitual snoring, daytime sleepiness and Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) between wrestlers and control subjects
Summary
Snoring is caused by vibration of soft tissues of the upper airway, which in turn is caused by turbulent airflow created by narrowing of one or more cross-sectional areas in the upper airway. Snoring is increasingly recognized as an important public health problem in adults [1]. Habitual snoring (snoring on more than 3 nights of week) has been said to be the best predictor of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) [2]. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of self-reported snoring, and other sleep symtoms and Wrestlers Control subjects Age, year 22.0±2.1 22.3±2.2. 12 (28.6%) 3 (6.8%) 73.1±8.6 176.3±5.7 23.5±2.5 1 (2.3%) 36.3±1.9 ns: non significant p ns ns ns ns ns ns 0.004 0.004 to investigate snoring risk factors in professional wrestlers in comparison to age matched men OSA is associated with daytime sleepiness, poor academic performance, stroke, hypertension and ischemic heart disease [3,4]. habitual snoring combined with OSA or upper airway resistance syndrome, and habitual snoring alone appears to be
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