What is Snoring.

A snore or snoring is a hoarse sound that is produced from the mouth or nose when you breathe during sleep — usually when you breathe in.

Almost all people snore at times and more commonly men. Snoring also tends to get worse with advancing age. About 50% of all men and 35% of women snore occasionally but 25% of people are habitual snorers.

Snoring does impact sharing the bed with your bed partner and can have effects on a relationship, because your snoring disrupts the sleep of your partner and can cause him/her daytime sleepiness and irritability. Habitual snorers are usually left to sleep alone, but some self-help measures and medical assistance can help get rid of habitual snoring.

Snoring impact on family. (Image)

Snoring can be normal in most cases when it is soft, but can be a result of some pathology such as sleep apnea when it is excessively loud. Such loud snoring requires medical evaluation because sleep apnea (a cause of snoring) can have serious complications.

Nose Snoring.

People who snore from the nose have a nasal blockage such as a stuffy nose, or a sinusitis or a swollen turbinate or a nasal deviated septum.

Mouth Snoring.

You snore from the mouth when you have a condition which blocks the airway in the throat or lower down. This blockage could be due to your tongue falling back and blocking the airway or swollen tonsils or adenoids or the uvula or soft palate blocking you airway. Mouth Snoring is more common.  When you snore with your mouth open, it is likely to indicate a problem with your throat soft tissues.

Loud Snoring.

When a person has loud snoring, he or she is very likely to be suffering from obstructive sleep apnea, which should not be ignored because of its serious effects on health of the person. Studies indicate that loud snoring is associated with carotid artery atherosclerosis (which can lead to brain damage) and stroke.

Snoring cannot be cured but it can be controlled. The right way to control snoring is to find the cause of your snoring and treating the cause. Most of us go in for snoring aids without knowing the cause of snoring. Following this method to control snoring does not help.

The cause of snoring may be just due to smoking or alcohol or taking of sleeping pills and stopping these will significantly control your snoring. Or it could just be due to your sleeping on your back whereby sleeping on your side could control your snoring. Snoring when sleeping on your back is probably due to a mild cause but if you snore in all sleeping positions, it is likely due to a more serious cause and requires medical evaluation.

Next: Causes of snoring.

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