Talk:Stertor: Difference between revisions – Wikipedia

Not sure if better to leave this stub as is, or whether merge is suitable. I was not aware of this term before. Seems to come up in veterinary sources a bit. Thoughts on merge to following article(s)?

1. Merge to Snoring – current stub states that stertor is “a noisy breathing sound, such as snoring […] caused by caused by partial obstruction of the upper airways”. The only part of this definition that differs from snoring is the qualification that it must only occur during sleep. If there is any reliable source which states stertor may occur while awake, then merge to snoring may not be appropriate. Per these online dictionary definitions,[1] seems to be sometimes treated as exact synonym of snoring, and sometimes given the definition that it occurs during deep sleep or coma.
2. Merge to Respiratory sounds – rationale – there is zero doubt that stertor is a breath sound, so not inappropriate merge. Also, there is v little content here so maybe better to just discuss on that article?
3. Merge to Stridor – this term seems to be a contrasting term to stridor (much more common usage in medicine I think). Differing only in pitch and location of the airway obstruction. Again, v little content here so maybe merge would be better. Moribundum (talk) 18:53, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support merge to Snoring: it’s modern medical use, at least where I trained, is as a synonym for snoring. Klbrain (talk) 20:13, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

support merge to Snoring:–Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 11:33, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support merge to Snoring: there is insufficient material to merit is own article and since there is nothing else to add, other than a list of cultural references, there is little to no possibility of it ever expanding. the opening sentence is also factually incorrect. the word stertor is a noun, it names the act of producing a snoring sound and that name was first used in 1804. the adjective stertorous that describes the sound was first used in 1802. the lede as it stands conflates these two things. Cottonshirtτ 04:45, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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