What is Snoring?
not just something to joke about...

 
 
 

 

Snoring and ObstructiveSleep Apnea (OSA) are breathing disorders, which occur during sleep, due to the narrowing or total closure of the airway.  


Snoring

is a noise created by the partial blocking of the airway. When you fall asleep your muscles relax, including those that control the tongue and throat. The soft tissue at the back of your throat can sag, narrowing the airway. Incoming air then makes the tissue at the rear roof of the mouth (the soft palate), the flap of skin hanging from the palate (uvula) and the throat vibrate – a sound we know as snoring.  

Snoring is often no greater problem than the noise itself. However, loud snoring may be a sign of a more serious problem – OSA (Obstructive Sleep Apnea).

 

 

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