Snoring
Snoring is a common problem among all ages and both genders, and it affects approximately 90 million American adults—37 million on a regular basis. Snoring can cause disruptions to your bed-partner’s sleep in addition to your own, but it is more than just a nuisance. Snoring is known to cause sleep deprivation to snorers and those around them, as well as daytime drowsiness, irritability lack of focus and decreased libido. It can cause significant psychological and social damage to sufferers. Multiple studies reveal a positive correlation between loud snoring and risk of heart attack and stroke. Though snoring is often considered a minor affliction, snorers can sometimes suffer severe impairment of lifestyle.
What are the signs and symptoms of snoring?
Snoring is known to cause sleep deprivation to snorers and those around them, as well as daytime drowsiness, irritability lack of focus and decreased libido. It can cause significant psychological and social damage to sufferers. Multiple studies reveal a positive correlation between loud snoring and risk of heart attack and stroke. Though snoring is often considered a minor affliction, snorers can sometimes suffer severe impairment of lifestyle.
The structures involved are the uvula and soft palate. The irregular airflow is caused by a passageway blockage and is usually due to one of the following:
- Throat weakness, causing the throat to close during sleep.
- Mispositioned jaw, often caused by tension in the muscles.
- Fat gathering in and around the throat.
- Obstruction in the nasal passageway.
- Obstructive sleep Apnoea.
- The tissues at the top of airways touching each other, causing vibrations.
- Relaxants such as alcohol or other drugs relaxing throat muscles.
- Sleeping on one’s back, which may result in the tongue dropping to the back of the mouth.