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Primary snoring, which is defined as snoring ≥three nights per week with less than one episode obstructive apnea hypopnea per hour, has been reported to affect 10%–15% of children. The manuscript started with a typical clinical case and then mainly described the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, clinical features, physical examination, diagnostic testing, complications, treatment and follow-up of primary snoring in children.

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Xu, Z., Wu, Y. (2022). Primary Snoring. In: Li, A.M., Chan, K.Cc. (eds) Paediatric Sleep Disorders. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5791-8_7

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