Snoring: Causes and Risks
Snoring is often a nuisance since it is estimated that over 40% of adults over age 50 snore regularly. It is more common in middle-aged men than in women the same age at menopause but it is also common in the two sexes.
It can also occur in children. It can reach an intensity of 90-100 dB equivalent to the passage of a truck nearby, and have important social consequences in relations with spouse and family.
1. The cause of snoring
This noise is due to the passage of air into the airways slightly narrowed at the level of the pharynx. It reflects the vibration of the soft palate and walls of the pharynx by the action of airflow abnormally turbulent. This happens especially when you are forced to breathe through your mouth when you have your nose bouché.Il usually occurs on inspiration, but it may also mean during part of expiration. Some people snore only in certain situations, for example when they have nasal congestion or a deviated septum. Sleeping on your back or consume alcoholic beverages before bedtime induces or aggravates snoring.
2. The risk of snoring
Snoring is a symptom rather commonplace and prevalent in adults, but can also be a sign of sleep apnea is a common disease in adults, since it considers affects about 5% of population.Effective treatments on snoring are not generally on apnea *, it is important to detect apnea before considering a cure snoring.
Apnea should be suspected especially if your partner notes the night that the snoring is interrupted by periods of silence or pauses in breathing, if you feel not rested (e) in the morning and you have “favorite bar” in the day, or if you fall asleep easily in the meetings or movies, or reading, or driving your car.
Also if you are overweight, if you’re forced to get up often at night to urinate and that you have high blood pressure, consult your doctor to discuss these symptoms.
In children, snoring regularly, apart from periods of acute nasopharyngitis, is quite abnormal. If snoring is permanent, it must talk to your doctor.
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