1. What causes snoring?
For obese people, it has beneficial effect to lose weight. For those who started to snore when weight gain, it usually helps to lose weight. The tongue can fall back in the airways reduces the airways and sometimes cause blockage. It may also contribute to snoring noise.
It is normal for people snore more when sleeping on your back. In order to stop sleeping on your back, there are specific tools such as a soft bag filled with soft material. It is important to sleep with it for at least 3-4 months. Since then, many people accustomed to a new sleeping position and does not need the backpack more. To stop using Snus or smoking can also help, both snuff and tobacco smoke worsen snoring and sleep apnea syndrome.
Snoring depends on many factors. Factors that are important in this respect is narrowing or blockage in the upper airway passages, and factors contributing to the small soft tissues in the airways, such as smoking, alcohol, acid reflux from the stomach affects the throat tissues, obesity, aging and hormonal factors. Avoid alcohol, it exacerbates snoring and sleep apnea.
2. Is it safe to snore?
It is not dangerous if you don’t have sleep apnea . But snoring can become a difficult medical problem. New studies said that snoring may lead to sleep apnea. Snoring sound is created by the soft tissue of the pharynx, and eventually this can cause vibration damage in the throat muscles.
Obstructive sleep apnea can lead to unconscious and therefore increases the risk of accidents on the roads and at work. Untreated apnea also leads to increased risk of cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, strokes and heart attacks.
3. Can nasal spray and other products help stop snoring?
Nose patches may have some effect. If you need nasal spray to breathe through the nose at night, you should call your doctor for prescription of nasal spray that can be used for longer. Common prescription nasal spray which used in the cold, should be avoided because they can only be used for a short time.
4. When to seek help?
After investigation, you can taking a snoring test, a kind of braces that draws the lower jaw forward and opens up the throat. It is important to tested individually by dentists.
Treatment with CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) creates a continuous positive pressure in the upper airways, thus prevent from falling apart. Air is supplied via a nasal mask or through a mask that covers nose and mouth. For people who stand to sleep with a CPAP device, it is a very effective treatment.
5. What is sleep apnea?
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a medical disorder in episodes of blockage in the upper airway occurs during sleep. These are usually associated with a decrease in blood oxygen saturation. This change in oxygen is considered to be the cause of fatigue and poor sleep quality.
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