What is the reason why I snore when I sleep recently?

Snoring while sleeping is a very common situation in daily life. There are many reasons for snoring while sleeping. Generally speaking, poor blood flow in the nasal cavity or nasal narrowing can easily lead to snoring. Sub-healthy state of the body can also easily lead to snoring. Long-term snoring is very harmful to the body and needs to be checked and treated in time.

What is the reason for snoring when sleeping?

Any factors that can cause airway narrowing in the nose, throat, etc. can cause snoring, such as congenital airway developmental abnormalities, deviated nasal septum, nasal polyps, thickening and congestion of the nasal mucosa, tonsil hyperplasia and adenoid hyperplasia, mandibular malformation or retraction, uvula hypertrophy, low soft palate, tongue hypertrophy, etc.

Obese patients have too much fat deposited in their necks, which is also one of the reasons for airway narrowing and snoring. Some patients have no airway abnormalities during the day, but the reduced tension in the muscles around the airway during sleep and the backward drop of the tongue root when sleeping in the supine position can also cause airway narrowing and affect the smooth passage of airflow.

The understanding of sleep apnea syndrome has revealed a close connection between snoring and apnea. The use of polygraphs to monitor changes in sleep breathing and epidemiological surveys further revealed that sleep snoring is not only the main sign of sleep apnea syndrome, affecting the patient's respiratory function, but is also closely related to the occurrence of hypertension and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Reduce snoring

1. Don’t overwork during the day: Excessive physical and mental work will lead to mental and muscular tension and fatigue. If you are really busy during the day, it is best to relax your body and mind before going to bed, such as taking a warm bath, massage, listening to soft music, etc., and then go to sleep. You will sleep more soundly and without burden.

2. Do not engage in stimulating activities before going to bed: It is best to engage in gentle activities before going to bed, and do not let your emotions become too excited, because your nerves will not be able to relax immediately, making it impossible to get a good rest at night.

3. Sleeping on your side: Sleeping on your back or stomach will make your respiratory tract uncomfortable. When sleeping on your side, the relaxed muscles will lean to one side and will be less likely to block your respiratory tract.

4. Avoid smoking, drinking and stimulant drugs: Smoking, drinking and stimulant drugs will relax the muscles more and block the airways.

5. Lose weight: Obese people usually have enlarged nasal polyps, and the flesh in their throats and noses is also thicker, which can more easily block the respiratory tract. In most cases, people who snore are unaware of it. This is because when the airflow passes through the narrow part of the upper respiratory tract at high speed during breathing, it vibrates the soft tissue around the airway. It is more obvious during inhalation and can also occur during exhalation. This sound can sometimes reach as high as 80 decibels, no less than the noise of cars on a busy street.