AGENTS AND TREATMENT FOR SNORING AND RESPIRATORY EFFORT RELATED AROUSALS DURING SLEEP

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for prophylaxis or treatment of respiratory effort related arousals during sleep of a subject.SOLUTION: The method comprises administering to the subject an effective amount of an agent for reducing or inhibiting infection or colonization of the nasal cavity of the subject with Staphylococcus aureus. Typically, the respiratory effort related arousal is associated with snoring. The agent may be selected from the group consisting of antibiotics, immunostimulants, probiotics and mixtures of the foregoing. A method for prophylaxis or treatment of snoring comprising administration of the agent to the subject is also provided.