By Barney Garcia
 Snoring takes place when the air passage is blocked which hinders easy and normal breathing during sleep. When you are awake, the muscles in the throat keep the throat open. When you are asleep, the muscles are in a relax mode and sag inward. It is during this time when a blockage is created at the airway that snoring occurs. The sound of snoring varies with the degree of obstruction. When your nose is blocked, you breathe through the mouth that may cause you to snore. The main cause of snoring is air blockage, and air blockage can be caused by alcohol, smoking, sleeping pills, blocked nose, sinusitis, enlarged tonsils, excess body weight and an allergy to dust, mold, wheat and eggs.
A snorer can have sleep apnea where the snorer stops breathing for a couple of seconds, around 10-30 seconds, which is long enough to reduce oxygen in the blood and brain. This condition is followed by loud snorts where the snorer awakes abruptly a few times in the night. They gasp for air or may have a jerking limb. Sleep apnea is also |
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By Jean Shaw
 Snoring is a common problem. It occurs when the flap of muscular tissue at the back of the throat known as the soft palate vibrates irregularly.
It affects one's ability to breathe through the nose and can be brought on by various factors such as diet, your breathing, stress levels, and the physical environment.
Often people can't remember when they started to snore but it seems to be more common as people get older and as they gain weight. Women often find it gets worse during the menopause.
At the very least it can be embarrassing but it can also be very dangerous. People who snore tend not to get quality sleep and are often tired and lethargic. It can make driving and operating machinery precarious.
Snoring can also put a tremendous strain on relationships and many married couples have had to resort to separate bedrooms just to survive.
My autistic son snores - not all the time but sufficiently often to make you glad you're not sharing a room with him.
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