Why do people snore?

Question

What causes a person to snore??
This idiot i live with snores sooo loud that i can hear him from the other end of the house. It drives me CRAZY i can never sleep.

I have ear plugs but they don't work because he snores way too loud.

Answer 1

Get a good pair of silicone earplugs and a really loud alarm clock. There are many reasons a person snores and none of them are as easy to fix as your ability to hear it.

Answer 2

The cause of snoring is a blockage in the breathing passage. Those blockages can be of many kinds—here are just a few:

* Allergies
* Throat weakness causing the throat to close during sleep
* Mispositioned jaw, often caused by tension in muscles
* Fat gathering in, and around, the throat
* Obstruction in the nasal passageway

When the airflow in the breathing passage becomes irregular due to a blockage the soft palate may start flapping. This flapping of the soft palate is what makes the snoring sound

Answer 3

If you have problems with snoring, you�re not alone. About half of all American adults snore occasionally, and almost a quarter snore frequently. This means that it�s not just something in the water that causes your roommate and neighbors to all snore extremely loudly, it�s also probability. That and the giant conspiracy covered up by alien body-snatchers who are actually making the snoring sounds to communicate with each other while the humans sleep.

����������� Perhaps the alien takeover theory is a tiny bit exaggerated, but snoring can be a sign of more terrestrial problems, such as sleep apnea. Both snoring and sleep apnea are problems having to do with breathing while you sleep. If you�ve ever noticed, most people don�t snore when they�re awake. And those that do should probably be avoided.

����������� Normally, when you are awake, you breathe in through your nose and the air passes easily through your throat down into your lungs. A set of muscles in the back of your throat are responsible for holding it open so that enough air can get through. When you sleep, however, these muscles relax and the airway in the back of your throat shrinks. Usually, this constriction doesn�t appreciably affect breathing, but when it does, the thunder starts.

����������� The soft parts in the back of the mouth, like the dangly uvula thing, vibrate against the back of the throat when the snorer breathes in. This can be exacerbated by breathing through the mouth, which causes the base of the tongue to shift backwards, further constricting breathing. Most snoring occurs when breathing occurs through the mouth and air is forced to travel through this confined passage.

����������� Other factors can also provoke snoring, such as obesity, smoking, or alcohol consumption. Sleeping on your back can also aggravate a snoring problem by causing the mouth to open during sleep. When you sleep on your side, your body has a natural reflex which opens the nostril opposite the side you sleep on and improves nasal breathing. Sleeping on your back prevents this from happening and increases the likelihood of breathing through the mouth.

����������� That�s not the end of the story, though. Even if you can deal with the sound of sleeping in the same room with Mount Vesuvius, sometimes heavy snoring is indicative of a more serious medical problem, such as sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a potentially dangerous condition where breathing is stopped for more than ten seconds during sleep. Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when the breathing airway becomes blocked off by the same things that cause snoring. With obstructive sleep apnea, however, the passage is completely blocked while the lungs continue to attempt breathing.

����������� The apnea attack is usually ended when the sufferer wakes up for a short period of time, usually with a gasping sound as they resume breathing. The sleeper usually doesn�t remember waking up, but the cumulative effects of waking hundreds of times per night can have serious repercussions during the day. Excessive daytime sleepiness is the chief symptom of obstructive sleep apnea.

����������� Of course, not everyone who is sleepy during the day suffers from sleep apnea � lack of sleep can also cause the same symptoms � but if you do know someone who snores frequently at night and is inordinately tired all the time, you might want to consult a doctor.

����������� Just check for alien infestations first.

Answer 4

Snoring is the soft palate "flapping in the breeze" of the snorer's breathing. Sleeping on the back makes snoring worse, as does sleeping with the mouth open. Conditions such as severe colds, allergies, and sleep apnea can make snoring worse. I've been told by sleeping partners, that I snore worst when I've been drinking, or been very tired.

Answer 5

Haha yep I snore because I wake myself up sometimes. Having a deviated septum causes alot of mine. When I am really tired, I snore.

Answer 6

the dopple hanger at the back of the throat can you move the person or no cause if you can just turn them

Answer 7

nasal passage problems, over weight, sinus trouble, drinking. get ear plugs.