Snoring Causes – Why Do
People Snore When They Sleep?
People who snore often do so to
massively irritate their wives, husbands, fiancées,
girlfriends, boyfriends and what have you, on purpose. Doing so
would increase their chances of finding a new and perhaps
better companion. Of course, I’m joking! Honestly though, I
love my missus very, very much and I would never dream of being
with anyone else.
However if someone like say…Eva Longoria
comes calling, I may change my tune lol ;) Alright let’s get
back to the topic at hand - snoring causes.
You see, snoring occurs due to obstruction
of the air passage. When the air passage is obstructed during
sleep, the muscles in your throat would vibrate and the
resulting sound is what we all know as
snoring.
So, we have established the cause of
snoring, but one question remains…Why some people experience
blockage in their air passageway (that leads to snoring) while
some don’t? Well, here are a few common
reasons:
(1) Prone to throat
vibrations due to muscle tissues of the airways (the upper
part) often coming into contact with one another during
breathing while sleeping.
(2) Sleeping flat on the
back which can cause the tongue to shift further down right
into the back of the mouth, blocking the
throat.
(3) Weak throat muscles.
People with weak throat muscles often suffer from this problem
because when they sleep, the throat closes
easily.
(4) Accumulation of fat
around the throat area. Overweight people who have snoring
problem might want to try losing some excess body fat. The
excess fat would push against the throat causing one to snore
loudly when asleep. So, losing some weight (excess body fat)
might just do the trick.
(5) Smoking can lead to
snoring as well. It obstructs the throat and also weakens it.
So these are your typical snoring causes
and if you happen to fall into the latter two categories,
perhaps you may not need to spend money on general treatments
e.g. stop snoring
pillow, throat strips, spray, mouthpiece,
etc.
One of these works well for the first 3,
especially pillows for snoring because they are designed to
properly align the spine and head while you’re asleep, this
dramatically reduces the vibration in your throat muscles and
also allows for better air movement in your
passageway.
However, folks in the latter two should
try to get rid of those excess fat and/or quit smoking (it’s
hellish I know. It took me 2 years to quit the bloody thing!).
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