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Why Do We Snore?
01. Why do you snore in your sleep
1. Obesity
If you are careful, observe in life, you will find that many obese people, they have snoring symptoms, obesity and snoring are somewhat related, because obese people around the pharynx soft tissue hypertrophy, after sleep, easy to block the airway and lead to snoring and apnea, on the other hand, obese people visceral fat accumulation, the top diaphragm, can affect the diaphragm movement, impede the upper airway and lung extension Therefore, obese people often have snoring phenomenon.
2. Respiratory causes
Men are more likely to suffer from sleep apnoea syndrome and hypopnoea than women. Men have a greater pharyngeal force than women and their airway size changes significantly smaller when they lie down, so they snore. Another cause of respiratory problems are nasal polyps, enlarged turbinates, congested and hypertrophied nasal mucosa and chronic rhinitis. Because these pathogens can cause your nose to become blocked and thus prevent you from breathing properly, the symptoms of, well, snoring can occur.
3. Poor sleeping posture
Many people who snore are caused by improper sleeping posture, especially older people, who have very serious snoring symptoms, do you know why? It's because these people's oral muscles are already flaccid, and if they sleep in a poor position, it's easy to cause snoring.
02. What to do if you snore
1. Drink plenty of water
Dryness can cause snoring. Drinking plenty of water can moisten your throat and relieve snoring to some extent.
2. Exercise
Generally speaking, obesity will cause the narrowing of the isthmus of the throat, and also the polyps in the upper jaw will cause snoring, people who are overweight will generally snore, obesity will lead to low hanging soft palate, yawning, tongue root hypertrophy, and nasal polyps are also more frequent. So for that matter, exercise to lose weight.
3. Adopt good lifestyle habits
Good habits can reduce snoring by eating less or no spicy or stimulating food. Put a basin of water or sprinkle water under the bed indoors before going to bed to keep the humidity level up. If you can use a humidifier if you have the conditions, it is best to do so to raise the humidity level of the indoor air and keep the throat moist.
4. Sleeping on your side
This will be somewhat useful for obese people, due to obesity caused by the soft palate low hanging, yawning, tongue root hypertrophy, nasal polyps are also more than these symptoms have led to the blockage of breathing passages when sleeping on the back, so it will certainly snore, so avoid the supine position, try to sleep on your side.
5. Seek medical attention
Some people think that snoring is a normal phenomenon and that snoring is a good way to sleep, but this is wrong. Occasional snoring is fine, but if you snore severely and even hold your breath, pause for breath, sleepwalk, and have no energy during the day, it is recommended that you see a doctor, as severe snoring can cause cardiovascular and respiratory disease.
6. Do not smoke or drink before going to bed
Smoking and drinking will raise blood pressure, muscle relaxation, including the respiratory tract, the airway becomes narrow, smoking at a time of low resistance will cause inflammation and swelling of the throat, which will block the airway, which is not conducive to breathing, so it will be easy to snore, so do not smoke and drink before bedtime.
