Why do people snore when they are asleep but not when they are awake?

Answer 1

Actually, I have had patients with their adenoids so enlarged that it did sound like they were snoring while they were awake!

It is the soft palate (the back of the roof of the mouth), not the tongue, that relaxes when we sleep and causes the blockage that leads to the sound of snoring or even sleep apnea (when the breath is stopped completely).

When we are awake, we usually are sitting/standing upright, rather than laying down, which is more conducive to snoring (especially flat on your back). We also have a conscious awareness of our breathing, and would hear/fell if the soft palate relaxed (the same way we can consciously relax it to mimic snoring or when gargling). In addition, the soft palate is actively in use while talking and eating.

Answer 2

You can snore while you are awake. I have an infection in my sinuses that cause me to snore while awake and sitting upright.

Answer 3

mmm...well ya dey do not snore when dey r awake cz dey don't get evn a single min to snore yaar...common sense...
specially in dis generation evry1 bsy eider on internet or so...

Answer 4

Who in there right mind would snore if they knew they were snoring? I mean come on...

Answer 5

Because when awake, their tongues are not vibrating against the back of their throats.

Answer 6

the tongue falls back into your throat, and causes blockage. You don't lie down so much and your mucus doesn't pile up when you're awake.

Answer 7

Hahahaha.

Answer 8

Sounds lots like influenza. Be tender if blowing his nostril(positioned on and tear). If worry with slime, you could make a primitive camomile's "tent" with a fabric over a pot. yet do examine mutually with your health practitioner.

Answer 9

Because your throat structures and your tongue relax when you're asleep.