What makes people snore???
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Heredity: You can inherit a narrow throat, which can cause snoring.\n \nBeing overweight: Excess weight and fatty tissue in the neck cause the throat to become smaller. \n\nBeing middle-aged or beyond: As people age, their throats become narrower, and the muscle tone in the throat decreases. \n\nBeing male: Men have narrower air passages than do women and are more likely to snore. \n\nA history of smoking can cause snoring \n\nLack of fitness: Poor muscle tone and lax muscles contribute to snoring. \n\nNasal deformities, such as a deviated septum, cause obstructed breathing. \n\nEnlarged adenoids or tonsils cause obstruction and additional vibration during breathing. \n\nA long soft-palate or uvula dangles and can cause fluttery noises during relaxed breathing. \n\nAlcohol or medications (sleeping pills or antihistamines) increase relaxation of the throat and tongue muscles, which makes snoring more likely. \n\nAllergies, asthma, a cold, or sinus infections block nasal airways and make inhalation difficult. This creates a vacuum in the throat, and noisy breathing. \n\nSleeping on one's back and on overly soft pillows: Moderate snorers tend to snore only when sleeping on their backs, so adjusting their sleeping position may alleviate snoring. Pillows increase the angle of the neck and can contribute to obstruction of the airway, which causes snoring.
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i know that snoring comesfrom a condition known as sleep apnia\n\nthe way to parially cure it is if the person is snoring move him or her on their side or other position. most people snore when they are on their back.
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do research on obstructive sleeping disorders. being overweight can make your stomach compress your lung causing lower lung volumes, more weight around the neck area canc cause the antatomy of the throat to be tighter and cause snoring.
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Look up: Sleep Apnea on Google /thats the clinical term for snoring ...and Good Luck !!!
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Well, my husband is what is called a "heroic" snorer, in which the snoring is so loud it can be heard in other rooms of the house.\n\n"Because you tend to snore more when sleeping on your back, one useful technique is to try to keep from sleeping in that position. One way is to wear a pocket T-shirt backward with a tennis ball in the pocket. You will be less likely to sleep on your back because it is very uncomfortable to sleep on a tennis ball."\n\nTry losing some weight. As little as 10 pounds might make the difference.  Avoid alcohol, especially in the 4 hours before going to sleep.  Avoid using sedatives and narcotic medications. Alcohol, sedatives, and narcotics cause relaxation of your throat muscles and increase the tendency for airway obstruction related to snoring.\n\nThose should help.  The Breath-Rite nasal strips should help.  But, in our house, just having the snorer sleep in a different position does the trick!  \n\nLots more info on snoring and treatment of snoring at site below.  Hope that helps!
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If snoring is a problem then see a doctor.  Whilst it does cost money my brother in law recently paid £120 for a mouth brace which pulls the bottom jaw forwards slightly to open the airway an extra half cm.  As such snoring has gone!\n\nThere are loads of remedies for snoring which the doctor can pass on, or at least he can refer you forwards to the hospital whom will do a throat nspection and see what the problem is.  Quite often its a flap of skin in the throat which causes it.
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Snoring is caused by an airway that is not quite open totally (like the tongue falling back slightly when sleeping).  So any age person can snore.  If you are concerned, repostion the child during sleep.\n\n"The cause of snoring is some kind of blockage in the breathing passage. Those blockages can be of many kinds—here are just a few:\n\nTongue falling into the throat \nAllergies \nThroat weakness causing the throat to close during sleep \nMispositioned jaw, often caused by tension in muscles \nFat gathering in, and around, the throat"\n\nRead more here: \n\n http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoring
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Here are some tips.\nLosing weight. Many people who snore are overweight. Weight loss can help reduce the narrowing of the airway and possibly reduce or eliminate snoring. \nLimiting the use of alcohol and medications. Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol or taking certain medications, especially sleeping pills or tranquilizers, before sleep may worsen snoring. \nGoing to bed at the same time each night and getting plenty of sleep. Snoring may be more frequent when you have not had enough sleep. \nSleeping on your side. Sleeping on your side may eliminate snoring. Try sewing a pocket in the middle of the back of your pajama top, putting a tennis ball into the pocket, and stitching it closed. This will help keep you from sleeping on your back. \nPromptly treating breathing problems. Breathing problems caused by colds or allergies can disturb airflow, leading to snoring. \nUsing nasal strips. Nasal strips, such as Breathe Right, widen the nostrils and improve airflow.
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Everybody who snores is always in denial!
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lots of things could be the cause. if you snore you may have sleep apnea. see your doc.
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Yes Yes Yes.  Get him an appointment with your physician.  At a basic level, there are sprays that will help.  More drastic--surgery.  But, snoring can be strenuous on the heart, so treat it right away!
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You can help prevent snoring by:\nAvoiding the use of alcohol and medications that slow your breathing, such as sleeping pills and tranquilizers. \nEating sensibly, exercising, and maintaining a weight as close as possible to a healthy weight. \nGoing to bed at the same time every night and getting plenty of sleep. Regular sleep patterns help you sleep better, and more restful sleep may decrease snoring. \nSleeping on your side, not on your back. Sleeping on your back can increase snoring. Try sewing a pocket in the middle of the back of your pajama top, putting a tennis ball into the pocket, and stitching it closed. This will help keep you from sleeping on your back. \nQuitting smoking. This reduces inflammation and swelling in the airway, which may contribute to the narrowing of the airway. \nRaising the head of your bed 4 in. (10 cm) to 6 in. (15 cm) by putting bricks under the legs of the bed (using pillows to raise your head and upper body will not work). Sleeping at a slight incline can prevent the tongue from falling toward the back of the throat and contributing to a blocked or narrowed airway. \nPromptly treating breathing problems, such as a stuffy nose caused by a cold or allergies. Breathing problems can increase the risk of snoring.
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you may sleep with your mouth open or snore and that can cause it. Sometimes when i drink soda before bed, I get thirsty during the night-that might be it.
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I suggest you try the British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association's website.  The correct treatment depends on the cause of your snoring and they have simple tests on their site that will help you find what's causing your problem and so help you tailor the treatment accordingly.  They are also very nice people so you can give them a call if the website is not crystal clear.\n\nHope that helps.
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You could try to go to bed earlier and see if that helps or even try a little shot of wine (2-4 ozs.)right before bedtime. Sometimes even if you sleep all night you still feel tired. This could be from a lack of oxygen when you are sleeping. Do you snore at all? If so it might be worth it to have a sleep study done to see if the cause is sleep apnea. This is quite common and unless it is severe, most people do not even realize that they have a problem. You might want to consider talking to your doctor about this. Some time you can fix the problem just by sleeping inclined or at a different angle.  \nGood luck to you and rest well. \n\nHope this will help you!
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Hey i'm worried about that too! \n\nI'm want to go get checked out this summer while i'm not taking classes!\n\nI had my adnoids and tonsils removed spring 2004..to stop my snoring!\n\nJan. 2005 Others around me said not only am I snoring again but it sounds like i'm gasping for air in my sleep.\n\nI'm not overweight, \nsleep on my side at night,\ntried saline, otc products..\nnothing help..\nMaybe I should have posted a question about this!\n\nI FEEL YOUR PAIN!
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take your husband to see an ent (ear, nose and throat) doctor and a lung doctor (pulmonologist) as soon as possible...... there is a procedure called a uvulopalatophanyngoplasty in which the doctor 'shortens' the soft palate to stop the snoring..... the main issue here is not the snoring (although it is terribly annoying to one's bedpartner)  the most important and dangerous issue is the sleep apnea that usually accompanies this problem..... c-pap or bi-pap will help in the meantime...  good luck!