| To determine what causes the problem of snoring, | | | | asking yourself is how can you tell the difference |
| you should first be aware of what it is and what the | | | | between snoring and sleep apnea? Sleep apnea is a |
| effects are. Snoring is a loud noise of breathing | | | | breathing problem, which requires the sleeper to |
| through the mouth or nose that occurs during sleep. | | | | awake to begin breathing again. A person with this |
| Almost everyone snores on occasion. One main | | | | condition wakes up many times in a night to start |
| reason snoring occurs is because of congestion, but | | | | breathing again, but usually remembers nothing about |
| even a baby or pet can snore. It can become a | | | | waking up. A sleep partner is usually the one that |
| problem if you stop breathing during sleep and have to | | | | remembers the person with sleep apnea waking up |
| wake up to catch your breath, if you're disturbing | | | | and is a good witness of this illness.It is apparent that |
| someone you're sleeping with, or if you're not getting | | | | snoring can be a problem to your health, but it can also |
| enough sleep because of it.Usually snoring does not | | | | cause social problems. Sleep partners of heavy |
| only cause problems for the snorer, it causes problem | | | | snorers often wake up over 20 times per hour, which |
| for the sleep partner. The snorer often wakes up from | | | | drastically cuts into their sleep time. The partner either |
| the snoring or from trying to stop snoring. The sleep | | | | tries to stop the other person's snoring, or lies awake |
| partner can have trouble sleeping because of the | | | | hoping that they can go back to sleep. Many partners |
| noise, or the anxiety about their partner's health and | | | | of snorers decide to sleep in separate rooms and that |
| well-being. Lack of sleep can have many | | | | causes the loss of quality talking and physical intimacy |
| consequences through out the day such as lack of | | | | that can only leave a strain on your relationship. The |
| productivity, irritability and sleepiness.A fact about | | | | snorer often becomes frustrated about the problem |
| snoring that most people don't know is that it can | | | | they seemingly have no control over.Now that you're |
| cause serious health problems. It has been linked to | | | | aware of the problems snoring causes, you can learn |
| increased risk of diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure | | | | what causes it. The muscles in the body relax during |
| and heart disease. Sleep apnea can also be a result of | | | | sleep; also the muscles in the throat relax so the |
| snoring.Snoring can be classified into two ratings, mild | | | | airway partly closes. However, this is normal in people |
| and severe. It can be classified as mild if the snoring | | | | that snore and those that do not. If the airflow in the |
| stops when the snorer wakes up and turns over. | | | | nose and throat becomes blocked in this air passage, it |
| Severe snoring is continual snoring no matter what the | | | | causes snoring. What you can do to prevent snoring is |
| sleep position is. If you sleep alone, you will find it more | | | | find over-the-counter products that open up the air |
| difficult to tell whether you snore or not. Some snorers | | | | passage or try some of the following tips: lose weight, |
| awaken themselves by the noise and are aware that | | | | sleep on your side, sleep without a pillow, avoid |
| they snore. If you wake in the morning and feel | | | | antihistamines and avoid sleeping pills and other |
| drowsy after a reasonable number of hours of sleep, | | | | sedatives. If none of these options work for you, |
| you may consider seeing a doctor and get tested at a | | | | consult a doctor about your snoring. |
| sleep clinic for snoring.One question you may find | | | | |