Sussman D, Podoshin L, Alroy G
Laryngoscope. 1975 Mar;85(3):565-9. doi: 10.1288/00005537-197503000-00015.
Pronounced tonsilar hypertrophy was found in two obese patients suffering from hypersomnolence, periodic attacks of apnea and disturbing snoring at night. Both patients underwent tonsillectomy. Immediately after the operation the hypersomnolence disappeared, the breathing became normal, and the disturbing snoring at night ceased. Follow-up over a period of three years did not reveal any recurrence of these symptoms, even though the patients had not lost any weight during this period.
在两名肥胖患者中发现明显的扁桃体肥大，他们患有嗜睡、周期性呼吸暂停发作以及夜间令人困扰的打鼾。两名患者均接受了扁桃体切除术。术后嗜睡立即消失，呼吸恢复正常，夜间令人困扰的打鼾也停止了。三年的随访未发现这些症状有任何复发，尽管在此期间患者体重并未减轻。
