Snoring

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Snoring - a sonic phenomenon that occurs when beating each other soft structures of the pharynx against passage of the jet of air through narrowed airways.

Snoring Causes

Anatomical violations, leading to a narrowing of the airways:

  • curvature of the nasal septum
  • congenital narrowness of the nasal passages and / or throat
  • polyps in the nose
  • staphyloptosis
  • small lower jaw retrusion (a malocclusion)
  • increase tonsils
  • obesity
  • Functional factors and diseases, reducing the muscle tone of the pharynx:

  • proper sleep (decrease in muscle tone)
  • lack of sleep and fatigue
  • alcohol intake
  • receiving sleeping pills
  • smoking
  • Reduced thyroid
  • menopausal women
  • aging
  • The main symptoms of snoring

    Snoring is the sound, is more a social problem for others than for the man himself. However, snoring may be a precursor and one of the main symptoms of serious illness – the disease stops breathing during sleep or, in medical terms, sleep apnea.

    Snoring Treatment

    In order to effectively deal with snoring, above all, must undergo a medical examination to ascertain the root cause of this phenomenon. And only then proceed to action.

    Universal method that would help all people get rid of snoring has not yet been invented.

    Thus, the specific therapeutic approaches should be determined by a qualified technician according to the causes and severity of the condition.

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