Sleep medicine: practice question

A ENT question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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ENT · Sleep medicine

Sample item

What symptom commonly suggests obstructive sleep apnea?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Loud snoring with witnessed pauses

Obstructive sleep apnea causes recurrent upper-airway collapse during sleep, often reported as loud snoring, witnessed apneas, gasping, and daytime somnolence.

Option by option

  • A. Painless jaundice

    Jaundice is unrelated to airway collapse during sleep.

  • B. Ear discharge

    Ear discharge is an otologic symptom.

  • C. Loud snoring with witnessed pauses (correct)

    Correct: snoring with observed apneas is a classic sleep-apnea pattern.

  • D. Sudden myopia

    Sudden myopia is not a sleep-apnea feature.

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What is the answer to this ENT question?

The best answer is C, Loud snoring with witnessed pauses. Obstructive sleep apnea causes recurrent upper-airway collapse during sleep, often reported as loud snoring, witnessed apneas, gasping, and daytime somnolence.

Why is "Painless jaundice" not the answer?

Jaundice is unrelated to airway collapse during sleep.

Why is "Ear discharge" not the answer?

Ear discharge is an otologic symptom.

Why is "Sudden myopia" not the answer?

Sudden myopia is not a sleep-apnea feature.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Sleep medicine in ENT. The correct option holds because: Correct: snoring with observed apneas is a classic sleep-apnea pattern.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Sleep medicine?

Learn tuning fork results and audiogram patterns by sketching them. Then use the flashcards and the other ENT questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.