Cause Cure Snoring

Causes of Snoring - continued...

• Cause cure Snoring? Some of the major health and lifestyle factors that can contribute to snoring include:
• Allergies, which can clog the airway and trachea
• Allergy medications, which can dry the nasal cavities
• Cold and Flu, which can similarly clog the airway (this is why some people experience snoring only when they’re suffering a cold or flu)
• Thickened tissues in the nasal passages, which can sometimes result from some surgeries unrelated to ring
• Overuse of nasal sprays which irritate the nasal passageway
• Enlarged adenoids and/or tonsils
• Goiter (swelling of the an ineffective thyroid gland in the neck)
• A disproportionately large tongue that blocks airflow
• Ineffective regulation and neural control of mucus membranes
• Obesity and excess weight (leading to an enlarged neck and excess soft tissue in the trachea)*
• Excess gut/belly (relatively decreasing the size of the lungs)*
• Drinking alcohol**, which:

• Cigarette smoking, which inflames the upper airway
  
• The normal aging process, which can simply lead to a loss of muscle tone in the neck and thus snoring
  

* Since relatively more men tend to experience an excess gut, this is one reason why more men tend to experience snoring than women.

** Any medication (prescribed, over the counter, or illicit) that leads to excessive relaxation can lead to snoring.  

So while we’ve looked at what snoring is, and what (rather common) factors and variables lead to/increase snoring, there still remains a very important element to focus upon: just how devastating is snoring?  We answer this rather ominous question under the topic "The Problem Of Snoring"