Everyone knows what snoring is, but few people are familiar with sleep apnea. An article I recently discovered pointed out that snoring is obstructive sleep apnea [OSA], which is not entirely correct. The purpose of this article is to eliminate some misunderstandings.

Almost everyone is fighting to some extent. Even children like dogs and domestic pets occasionally snoring. Everyone is fighting but for different reasons. Most of us don't think that snoring is so important unless it seriously affects our relationship with our partner.

What is snoring? Basically, when air flows through them during breathing, the sound of soft or slack tissue vibrates in the soft palate, throat or nasal cavity. Sometimes an apnea occurs because the airway narrows and the body's reflexes cause you to quit sleep, so you can resume your breathing rhythm. This causes a loud snoring of gasping or suffocating. Airway stenosis may be physiological or it may be caused by a disease or disease.

Frequent loud snoring, especially if accompanied by loud gasps or snoring, may be a sign of severe sleep apnea. The most likely is OSA, which can be a serious illness, breathing repeatedly and the level of oxygen in the blood drops. These interruptions of breathing, known as apnea, typically last 10 seconds or more and can occur up to 100 times per night. As the apnea occurs a hundred times a night, your body loses the deep-quality REM sleep it needs. When you wake up the next morning, you are deprived of sleep, tired, without rest and lack of energy.

But please note that not everyone who snoring has sleep apnea, and not everyone who sleep apnea sleeps. Patients with central sleep apnea usually do not snoring.

Some common misconceptions about snoring are:

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– Even if you sleep with your mouth closed, you can fight. Closed snoring indicates a problem with the tongue or tissue in the throat.

· Only the elderly fight – Everyone is fighting to some extent, even children and pets.

· Snoring is sleep apnea – It does not equal sleep apnea, but it indicates that you may have obstructive sleep apnea. Please note that patients with CSA usually do not snoring.

Some suggestions for reducing snoring:

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Lose weight from

– This can help reduce the adipose tissue in the soft palate or the back of the throat.

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Clear the blocked nasal passage from

– Nasal congestion caused by a cold or allergies is a common cause of snoring. Solving the root cause of the nasal congestion will relieve the obstruction of the nasal passage.

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Sleeping posture from

– Try different sleeping positions. Most snoring happens to people who are sleeping. A better option is to sleep next to you.

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Quit smoking from

– Smoking can irritate the membrane in the nose and throat, causing airway obstruction.

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Avoid alcohol or muscle relaxants for hours before going to bed from

– Alcohol and muscle relaxants relax the soft muscles and become more slack, causing blockage of the airway.

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Avoid eating big meals from

Especially close to bedtime.

For more information on snoring and OSA, please visit the following website.

Snoring and sleep apnea – misunderstanding was originally published on Spring