Snoring - good or bad?
What do you think causes snoring? A.K.A. sleep apnea. As I grew up, I thought snoring was a result from a dead log sleep from weariness, it could be possible, but my readings proved otherwise. Did you know that snoring is the cause of breathing problems when sleeping? Shocking truth? I bet there are a lot of people out there who snores (how do we know if we snore? Ask witnesses) and yet have no idea that snoring is a sign of danger. It's not just annoying to the ears, it's annoying to the health as well.
The sound of snoring is made by a blockage in the airway when our throat muscles relaxes during bedtime or due to an abnormal throat tissue, causing our breathing to a halt for a second or more. This causes disruption to our sleeping rhythm and hikes up on our blood pressure.
Causes for a snore;-
The sound of snoring is made by a blockage in the airway when our throat muscles relaxes during bedtime or due to an abnormal throat tissue, causing our breathing to a halt for a second or more. This causes disruption to our sleeping rhythm and hikes up on our blood pressure.
Causes for a snore;-
- Aging. As we age our throat muscles tone down, causing narrowness, hence snoring.
- Gender. Men are more potent prospects fr snoring compared to women.
- Nasal and sinus problems.
- Posture of sleeping.
- Overweight
- stroke
- Nervous system disorder
- sleep deprivation
- Frequent waking in the night (with or without notice)
- weight gain
- Blood oxygen level reduced
- heart-related disorder
- Metabolic syndrome
- Lung problems
- Mental deterioration, causing depression, anxiety and loss of concentration.
- Persuades body to produce adrenalin, that when is release too much may eventually leads to diabetes.
- Maintain a healthy weight
- Sleep on your right side
- No smoking and alcohol
- Seek professional advice
- Sleep on flat surface (pillow-less)
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