Drugs and treatments for sleep-related sputum and respiratory effort-related arousal

摘要

A method for prophylaxis or treatment of respiratory effort related arousals during sleep of a subject is provided. The method comprises administering to the subject an effective amount of an agent for reducing or inhibiting infection or colonisation of the nasal cavity of the subject by 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.