What are the causes of snoring?

Answer 1

Snoring is the vibration of respiratory structures and the resulting sound, due to obstructed air movement during breathing while sleeping. The sound may be soft or loud and unpleasant. The structures are usually the uvula and soft palate. The irregular airflow is caused by a blockage, due to causes including:

1.Allergies
2.Throat weakness causing the throat to close during sleep
3.Mispositioned jaw, often caused by tension in muscles
4.Fat gathering in and around the throat
5.Obstruction in the nasal passageway
Almost all cures for snoring revolve around clearing the blockage in the breathing passage. This is the reason snorers are advised to lose weight (to stop fat from pressing on the throat), to stop smoking (smoking weakens and clogs the throat), and to sleep on their side (to prevent the tongue from blocking the throat).

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Answer 4

Snoring occurs when the air passage is blocked. Snoring can be caused by blocked nose, sinusitis, a large uvula, enlarged tonsils, deformities in the nasal pathway, cough mixture containing dextromethorphan alcohol, smoking, sleeping pills, and excess body weight. To reduce snoring, sleep on the side with elevated head. Avoiding cakes and chocolate, and reducing excess of weight will reduce snoring. Consult your doctor, he may be able to identify the cause in your daughter's case and help you to rectify it if possible.

Answer 5

What is snoring?
Snoring is noisy breathing through the mouth or nose during sleep. Just about everyone snores occasionally. People snore when they are congested. Even the baby or a beloved pet may snore. Snoring is a problem if:

you stop breathing during sleep and have to wake up to catch your breath,
you are disturbing your sleep partner, or
you are losing sleep because of your snoring.
Usually snoring causes sleep loss for both the snorer and their sleep partner. The snorer may wake frequently, either from the snoring or from the jostling to stop the snoring. The sleep partner has trouble sleeping deeply because of the snoring noise, plus anxiety about their partner’s health and well-being. This sleep deprivation has consequences during the day: sleepiness, irritability, and lack of productivity.

In addition to problems stemming from sleep deprivation, snoring can cause more serious health problems. Snoring has been linked to increased risk of stroke; diabetes; high blood pressure; and heart disease. Snoring can also be a symptom of sleep apnea (see Helpguide's Sleep Apnea: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment).

Relationships often suffer as a result of snoring. The sleep partner of a snorer may resort to sleeping in a separate room, which changes the dynamics of bedtime. Snoring thus affects the physical and social intimacies of a relationship. The snorer feels isolated, and both partners are unhappy.

Treatments for snoring include medical solutions such as surgery and dental devices, as well as self-help remedies.

What is the difference between mild snoring and severe snoring?
Snoring is mild if snoring stops when the snorer wakes up and turns over. Severe snoring is continual snoring regardless of sleep position.

If you sleep alone, you will find it more difficult to determine if you snore a little or a lot. Some snorers waken themselves with the noise and know that they snore. Other snorers are awakened by annoyed neighbors in nearby apartments banging on the wall in the middle of the night. If you wake in the morning and do not feel rested after a reasonable number of hours of sleep, you may wish to see a doctor and get tested at a sleep clinic for snoring.
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What is the difference between snoring and sleep apnea?
Snoring is a loud sound that a person makes as they breathe during sleep.

Sleep apnea is a true breathing obstruction, which requires the sleeper to awaken to begin breathing again. A person with sleep apnea wakes up many times a night to regain breathing, but usually remembers nothing at all about the awakenings. The sleep partner of a person with sleep apnea usually remembers the awakenings and is generally a good witness of the incidents.

Snoring is a common symptom of sleep apnea, but snoring by itself does not involve the cessation of breathing.

What are the social ramifications of snoring?
The constant sleep disruption and excessive tiredness caused by noisy snoring often creates relationship problems. Sleep partners of heavy snorers awaken over twenty times per hour, which severely cuts into the quality and quantity of their sleep. The partner may try to stop the other person’s snoring, or they may simply lie awake wishing they were asleep.
Many partners of snorers decide to sleep in separate rooms, and the resulting lack of bedtime chatting and physical intimacy can lead to a strained relationship. The snorer often becomes isolated and frustrated about a problem they seemingly have no control over.

What are the health effects of snoring?
Severe snoring causes sleep deprivation for both the snorer and the sleeping partner. The effects of sleep deprivation are:

Daytime sleepiness
A compromised immune system and slower healing
Poor mental and emotional health
Lack of smooth functioning of the body
Decreased productivity
A negative mood
Low energy
Unclear thinking
Slower reaction time
In addition, snoring causes reduced oxygen flow to the brain, which can lead to

Premature death
Type II diabetes
High blood pressure
Hypertension
Stroke
Heart disease
Chronic snorers are often middle-aged and overweight, and snoring may indicate a more serious underlying medical problem. Snoring can also be a symptom of sleep apnea, which is life-threatening (see Helpguide's Sleep Apnea: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment). If you are a severe snorer, see a doctor so you can rule out any serious health problems that are a result of or a cause of the snoring.

What are the causes of snoring?
Sleep and relaxation go hand in hand. During deep sleep, the muscles in the body relax, and as the muscles in the throat relax, the airway partly closes. This is normal. Air comes into and out of the lungs through this airway. However, if the air flow in the throat and nose is obstructed, the air passage is narrowed, which causes snoring.

Snoring is the fluttering sound created by the vibrations of tissues against each other in the back of the throat and nose. The tissues obstructing the airway and vibrating against each other can be the soft palate, the throat, the uvula, the tonsils, or the adenoids.

Answer 6

when oxygen canot reach some parts of brain it causes snoring.

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fat people usally snore alot.

Answer 8

Allergies, deviated septum.

Answer 9

exhaustive(tiredness)