What is snoring?
Approximately two-thirds of Americans snore during sleep.
Snoring is noisy breathing that occurs when air flows past relaxed tissues in your throat, causing the tissues to vibrate as you breathe during your sleep. It, once in a while, isn’t a serious problem, but if you are chronic snoring, can hurt your quality of sleep and life. Aside from keeping your partner up at night, loud snoring can also restrict the airflow into your lungs.
WHAT CAUSES SNORING?
The primary source of snoring is the vibration that can occur when air flows past relaxed tissues in the soft palate. These tissues can become even more relaxed with age or weight gain.
Snoring tends to get worse with age, can affect anyone, be a nuisance to your partner and be a symptom of more serious problem like Obstructive Sleep Apnea, which is a serious medical condition.
SIDE EFFECTS OF SNORING
-sleep deprivation-you are likely suffering from poor sleep quality and quantity that negatively affect concentration, stress levels and mood
- oxygen deprivation that leads to headaches & migraine
-if your snoring is accompanied by audible gasps or choking, this combination could indicate that you have Obstructive Sleep Apnea- studies show that sleep apnea patients are much more likely to suffer from heart attack, congestive heart failure, high blood pressure, strokes, as well as higher incidence of work and driving-related accidents.
