Snoring is the sound made by the airflow impacting the narrow airway during sleep, also known as snoring. Slight snoring does not hinder the human body. The following is what I sorted out about why people snore. I hope I can help you.
Why do people snore?
When we breathe, the air flow can enter the trachea only through the mouth, nose, pharynx and other parts.
If the pharyngeal cavity is small, the upper respiratory tract is blocked, the upper respiratory tract is narrow, or the upper respiratory tract is compressed, there will be a sound when the air flow passes through. This is snoring.
When snoring, it is also related to snoring.
When lying flat, the space of pharyngeal cavity will be smaller than when standing. If the pharynx has discomfort, or patients who have caught a cold or are ill, the sense of oppression and blockage is more obvious. It is easy to feel unable to breathe, and it is easier to snore.
If this is the case, it is recommended to sleep in the right lying position to reduce the pressure on the heart.
What diseases can snore easily cause?
Snoring is like coughing and runny nose when you have a cold. It is a manifestation of a disease. The most common is obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, which is a disease with great harm, common clinic and has not attracted enough attention.
Due to frequent apnea during sleep, which directly leads to hypoxia in the body, it is difficult for patients to fall asleep, which seriously affects their normal rest. Due to the long-term hypoxia of the body, it can lead to severe hypoxemia, which will do varying degrees of harm to various physiological systems of the human body, and even endanger life in serious cases.
If it affects the pulmonary and systemic circulation, there will be arrhythmia (bradycardia, arrhythmia, etc.), hypertension, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, heart failure and even sudden death at night; Affect the central nervous system, easy to form cerebral ischemia and intracerebral hemorrhage; Affect the endocrine system, prone to sexual dysfunction, obesity, diabetes and other diseases.
Seven ways to stop snoring
1
Change your sleeping position
For ordinary people, sleeping on your back is a healthy sleeping position, but for snorers, sleeping on your back may be someone else's nightmare!
Because lying on your back will cause the tongue and soft palate to fall, blocking the respiratory tract and causing snoring, while lying on your side can avoid this.
How to maintain the position of sleeping on your side? Here are several methods for your reference:
For snorers who are not used to sleeping on their side, they can buy a "sleep pillow" with the same length as their body to help maintain the posture of sleeping on their side.
Another popular folk recipe (although only abroad) is to sew a tennis ball behind your pajamas! (you can't lie flat)
In addition, you can lift the back of the bed to relieve snoring, but it will make your neck ache. Don't use it if you're uncomfortable.
If the above methods do not have much effect, it may be suffering from sleep apnea syndrome and need to see a doctor as soon as possible.
2
Lose weight
A healthy body never welcomes obesity!
The accumulation of too much meat on the neck of fat people may collapse the respiratory tract and lead to snoring. After losing weight, the fat on the neck will be reduced, and the symptoms of snoring will be alleviated.
For people who start snoring after getting fat, weight loss may help alleviate snoring symptoms, but it has no effect on snorers who are symmetrical or very thin.
3
Abstinence
Drinking and taking some sedative drugs will relax the throat and pharynx muscles, which is more likely to lead to snoring.
In particular, drinking alcohol 4 ~ 5 hours before going to bed will greatly increase the probability of snoring. Even people who never snore may have snoring symptoms after drinking.
4
Develop good sleep habits
Like alcohol, poor sleep habits can exacerbate snoring symptoms. For example, after working late for a long time, the sleep will become very deep, so that the pharyngeal muscles are easier to relax and aggravate the symptoms of airway obstruction.
Therefore, good living habits such as regular work and rest, going to bed early and getting up early can also reduce the symptoms of snoring to a certain extent.
5
Keep the nasal cavity unobstructed
The nasal cavity is actually very much like a water pipe. When the water pipe is blocked, the water flow will become very urgent. Similarly, when the nasal cavity is blocked due to colds or allergies, the respiratory airflow will become very urgent, and people are easy to snore.
If snoring is caused by nasal obstruction, making the nasal cavity unobstructed can alleviate snoring symptoms. Taking a hot bath before going to bed, using a nose cleaner and a ventilated nose patch can all help alleviate symptoms.
6
Change a pillow
Remember the last time you changed pillows, cleaned mattresses or cleaned the roof?
Dust mites can hide on pillows and pet dander can get on the sheets. These are potential allergens. Allergens in mattresses and pillows can exacerbate nasal congestion, leading to or making snoring worse.
If you don't feel nasal congestion during the day, but the symptoms of nasal congestion are particularly obvious at night, it is likely to be caused by the above reasons.
7
Drink plenty of water
When the body is short of water, the secretions in the nasal cavity and pharynx will be viscous, increasing the symptoms of snoring.
In addition to normal diet, a healthy adult should drink 1.5 ~ 2 liters of water every day, which is about 2 ~ 3 bottles of ordinary mineral water bottles.
In short, don't take snoring as a disease. We should be alert to this invisible sleep killer!