Snoring and How it Affects Sleep & Health

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Snoring is the hoarse or harsh sound that occurs when air flows past relaxed tissues in your throat, causing the tissues to vibrate as you breathe. Nearly everyone snores now and then, but for some people, it can be a chronic problem. Sometimes it may also indicate a serious health condition. In addition, snoring can be a nuisance to your partner.
Snoring is estimated to affect 57% of men, and 40% of women in the United States. It even occurs in up to 27% of children.
These statistics demonstrate snoring is widespread, but its severity and health implications can vary. Snoring can be light, occasional, and concerns, or it may be the sign of a serious underlying sleep-related breathing disorder.
Knowing the basics about snoring — what causes it, when it’s dangerous, how to treat it, and how to cope with it — can facilitate better health, and eliminate a common cause of sleep complaints.

What Causes Snoring?
Snoring is caused by the rattling and vibration of tissues near the airway in the back of the throat. During sleep, the muscles loosen, narrowing the airway, and as we inhale and exhale, the moving air causes the tissue to flutter, and make a noise like a flag in a breeze.
Some people are more prone to snoring because of the size, and shape of the muscle and tissues in their neck. In other cases, excess relaxing of the tissue or narrowing of the airway can lead to snoring. Examples of risk factors that contribute to a higher risk of snoring include:
Obesity
Alcohol consumption
Use of sedative medications
Chronic nasal congestion
Large tonsils, tongue, or soft palate
Deviated septum or nasal polyps
A jaw, that is small or set-back
Pregnancy
Though people of any age, including children, can snore, it is more common in older people. Men snore more often than women.
Snoring Diagnosis and Treatment
Your partner might be the person who tells you that you snore. Your doctor will ask both of you about your symptoms.
Your doctor will also ask about your medical history, and do a physical exam to look for things that could block your airways, like chronic nasal congestion due to rhinitis, or sinusitis, a deviated septum, or swollen tonsils. They might also give you some tests:

Imaging Tests
An X-ray, MRI scan, or CT scan can look for problems in your airways.



Sleep Study
You might need to have a machine, monitor your sleep while you’re at home, or spend the night in a lab for a test called polysomnography. It will measure things like your heart rate, breathing, and brain activity while you sleep.
Treatments for snoring include:

Lifestyle Changes
Your doctor might tell you to lose weight, quit smoking, or stop drinking alcohol before bed.
Oral Appliances
You wear a small plastic device in your mouth while you sleep. It keeps your airways open by moving your jaw or tongue.
Surgery
Several kinds of procedures can help stop snoring. Your doctor might remove or shrink tissues in your throat, or make your soft palate stiffer.
CPAP
A Continuous Positive Airway Pressure machine treats sleep apnea and might reduce snoring by blowing air into your airways, while you sleep.
Home Remedies to Stop Snoring
Try these other solutions to get a good night’s sleep.
Sleep on your side, not your back.
Raise the head of your bed a few inches.
Use elastic strips that stick to the bridge of your nose to widen your nostrils.
Use decongestants to open your airways. Don’t use them for more than 3 days without talking to your doctor.
Stick to a sleep schedule.
Complications
Habitual snoring may be more than just a nuisance. Aside from disrupting a bed partner's sleep, if snoring is associated with OSA, you may be at risk for other complications, including:
Daytime sleepiness
Frequent frustration or anger
Difficulty concentrating
A greater risk of high blood pressure, heart conditions, and stroke
An increased risk of behavior problems, such as aggression or learning problems, in children with OSA
An increased risk of motor vehicle accidents due to lack of sleep
When Should You See a Doctor About Snoring?
Many instances of snoring are benign, but it’s important to talk with a doctor if there are signs of potential sleep apnea:

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