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Snoring is the noise produced by a person during sleep. It is said to be a common problem that can affect persons of all ages and both genders although it occurs more frequently in men as they have narrower air passages than women.
As per the studies, about 40 percent of adult men and 24 percent of adult women are habitual snorers. Men tend to snore less after they reach the age of 70.
As you breathe in air, and when the flow of air through the mouth and nose is physically obstructed makes the relaxed tissues in the back of your throat vibrate causing harsh irritating snoring sounds. It can occur during any stage of sleep.
In general, people do not realize that they snore and may even snore loudly enough to wake up. Continuous Snoring causes a person to have a dry mouth or sore or irritated throat after waking up. Severe snoring can cause frequent awakenings at night and daytime sleepiness. These irritating sounds disrupt the bed partner’s sleep.
Common Causes Of Snoring:
Snoring can also be a sign of a serious sleep disorder called sleep apnea.
Excess weight just around your neck or throat (Bulky throat tissue) can cause snoring.
Poor muscle tone in the throat and tongue
Alcohol intake, smoking, and certain medications, such as tranquilizers can increase muscle relaxation leading to more snoring.
A long soft palate or a long uvula (the dangling tissue in the back of the mouth) can narrow the opening from the nose to the throat by vibrating and bumping against one another causing airway obstruction leading to snoring.
. You tend to snore more when you sleep on your back.
. You snore loudly and heavily if you are tired during the day.
How To Prevent Snoring?
. Losing even a little bit of weight can reduce fatty tissue in the back of the throat and decrease, or even stop, snoring.
. Quit smoking.
. Avoid alcohol, sleeping pills, and sedatives because they relax the muscles in the throat and interfere with breathing.
. Few specific exercises help to strengthen the muscles in your throat by reducing snoring.
. To stop snoring while sleeping elevates the head of your bed by four inches which may help reduce your snoring by keeping your airways open.
. To stop snoring immediately, sleep on your side but not flat on your back
. Treatments For Snoring:
. A machine at your bedside blows pressurized air into a mask that you wear over your nose or face to keep your airway open during sleep by Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP).
. Using nasal strips on the bridge of the nose to help increase the space in the nasal passage.
. By undergoing treatment for chronic allergies which reduce airflow through your nose, which forces you to breathe through your mouth.
Laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty (LAUP) is a procedure that uses a laser to shorten the uvula and to make small cuts in the soft palate on either side. Vibrations are prevented by the stiffened surrounding tissues that trigger snoring as the cuts get healed.
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) a surgical procedure done under local anesthesia that involves removing some of the soft tissues in the back and top of the throat to keep the airway more open. This includes the uvula, which hangs at the throat’s opening, as well as some of the throat walls and palate. This surgery can cause long-term side effects like problems swallowing, voice changes, or the permanent feeling of something in your throat (rarely).
Maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) is an extensive surgical procedure that moves the upper (maxilla) and lower (mandibular) jaws forward to open your airway by reducing the chance of obstruction and making snoring less likely.
Somnoplasty is performed under local anesthesia which uses low levels of radiofrequency heat to remove tissues of the uvula and soft palate that vibrate during snoring.
These were some ways on how to stop snoring immediately.
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Published on September 16, 2021
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