Snoring Facts
- Snoring develops in situations where the air passage is blocked, thereby inhibiting normal breathing while sleeping.
- Snoring can be the result of a nasal blockage, when the mouth has to be used to inhale. The back of the throat can be obstructed by the uvula when the mouth is open and the tongue is forced back.
- When you are awake, your throat muscles stay open, but when you sleep the muscles relax and sag inwards When they relax more than necessary the airway can become blocked and snoring will result.
- The sound of snoring varies with the degree of obstruction.
- Snoring can be a hereditary condition.
- Muscles of the throat can become too lax or swell, thereby blocking the airway, because of sinusitis, sleeping pills, alcohol, smoking, blocked nose, enlarged tonsils, cough mixture containing dextromethorphan, excess body weight & an allergy to dust, mold, wheat or eggs. Other causes include a large uvula & deformities in the nasal pathway
- From middle age, overweight people can start to snore.
- When children snore, it is usually the result of large adenoids or a blocked nasal passage. Small babies have pretty small breathing passages, and this can cause them to snore sometimes.
- Some people can hear themselves snore when they are half awake, but most people do not realize they snore unless somebody else tells them.
- Some people can snore while they are in a seated position.
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