Snoring

In medicine, snoring is called "sleep apnea syndrome". According to statistics, the problem of snoring is more serious for men, and the ratio of men to women is "6:1". On the other hand, snoring starts earlier in men, which may occur after the age of 20, and it is later in women than men, most of which occur after the age of 40.

medical theory angle

In medical theory, snoring is caused by the following three reasons:

1. Central aspects of the disease caused

2. Obstructive aspects of the disease caused

3. Mixed aspects of the disease caused

Generally speaking, adults have more mixed causes, while minors have more obstructive problems.

The production of snoring sound: because the snorer's airway is usually narrower than that of normal people, the compensatory contraction of throat muscles during the day keeps the airway open and does not block. However, during sleep at night, nerve excitability decreases, muscles relax, and pharyngeal tissue is blocked, causing the upper airway to collapse. When the airflow passes through the narrow part, it generates eddy currents and causes vibration, resulting in snoring. In severe cases, breathing can be temporarily stopped, thereby affecting People's health. In addition, a small number of people are due to central reasons.

The medical community believes that snoring is also likely to be caused by other causes in the body. The current medical research report shows that patients with hypertension and cardiovascular disease are more likely to snore, and obese people are more likely to snore. In addition, patients with chest problems, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases are more likely to snore.

psychological perspective

Psychological causes of snoring and conditioning methods:

Snoring is a reflection of the language and reaction of people in their sleep.

Through investigation, the frequency of snoring in more than 63% of the population is related to the influence of the surrounding environment. After a person falls asleep, the body goes into a dormant state. However, the body does not stop and can still respond to external influences. Snoring is a way in which the human body reacts directly to external sound interference after entering a dormant state. The greater the external sound interference, the greater the snoring sound, the higher the frequency of snoring. Relatively in a relatively quiet environment, the probability of snoring is significantly reduced, and even a good night's sleep, no longer snoring. This is directly related to the living environment. Psychologically speaking, snoring is a conversation between humans and the real world in their sleep. The influence of external sounds on people, and people in sleep use snoring to respond to external reactions. So a quiet sleep environment is one of the basic elements in the treatment of snoring.

Sleep in a quiet environment, do not turn on the TV or listen to music to sleep. Even if you sleep in a disturbed environment, you must ensure that when you enter a deep sleep, the external sound interference disappears. This is the key to the treatment of snoring.

People who live together should start from the root. After others sleep, do not cause noise above 15 decibels to affect others' sleep. Don't talk loudly with others, because it will make people talk in their sleep. In severe cases, it will cause a short pause in breathing, which is extremely harmful to the body.

To sum up, snoring is often not caused by itself, but the passive and reactive sleep feedback information caused by the external environment to the sleeping person. Long snoring into disease, hope that snorers can try to maintain a quiet sleep environment to improve the condition of snoring. People who live with snorers also hope to be considerate of others, improve their own quality, and take the initiative to reduce noise so as not to affect the rest of others.

External causes

1. Tongue Hypertrophy Analysis: Although some human body shape is not fat, it is possible that his part is too fat, such as tonsils, soft palate and tongue hypertrophy, uvula, throat relaxation, tongue suffix, etc.

2. body obesity analysis: obesity is one of the main causes of snoring. Because the airway of obese people is narrower than that of normal people, when awake during the day, the airway remains open when the throat muscles contract, so the airway will not be blocked. But sleep at night when the nerve excitability decreased, muscle relaxation, pharyngeal tissue blockage, so that the upper airway collapse, when the airflow through the narrow parts, will produce eddy current also caused by vibration, so bursts of snoring also produced.

Analysis of 3. nasal abnormalities: respiratory tract nasopharynx, jaw physiological abnormalities are also caused by snoring. For example, nasal septum deviation, nasal polyps, etc. can cause nasal stenosis, resulting in airflow blockage, causing snoring.

Analysis of 4. cardiovascular disease: there is a natural connection between snoring and cardiovascular disease, which is that habitual snorers have varying degrees of hypoxemia caused by apnea, resulting in an increase in blood pressure.

5. apnea analysis: snoring due to "sleep apnea syndrome" is characterized by opening your mouth to breathe during sleep, repeatedly waking up during sleep due to cessation of breathing, appearing tired when waking up, and sometimes having severe headaches.

Causes of snoring

Snoring occurs when the passage of air through the airway is not smooth, or when soft tissue or muscles in the airway vibrate. When you fall into deep sleep, the muscles of the tongue, throat, and root of the mouth (soft palate) relax. This muscle relaxation causes the throat tissue to sag. When a person breathes, the sagging tissue causes the airway to narrow and vibrate or vibrate, making a snoring sound. The narrower your airway, the greater this vibration will be, and the louder your snoring will be.

Snoring affects 45% of the population from time to time, and an estimated 25% of people suffer from habitual snoring. There are many reasons why you snore. Age may be a factor. The older you get, the weaker the throat muscles become. Relaxation of the throat muscles can cause the surrounding tissues to sag and vibrate.

If you are overweight, the throat tissue is looser and tends to vibrate when you breathe. A low, thick soft palate, or tonsils or adenoids (enlarged spongy tissue between the back of the nose and the throat), can narrow the airway. The longer than normal uvula (a triangle of tissue overhanging the soft palate) restricts the airway and increases vibration during breathing.

Nasal obstruction (distortion of the septum in the middle of the nose) due to allergic reactions or deviation of the nasal septum can restrict the airway through the nose. You're forced to breathe through your mouth with more flaccid tissue in your mouth. Alcohol and certain drugs, such as sedatives, can affect your central nervous system, causing extreme relaxation of muscles, including those in your throat.

When you sleep on your back, your tongue will fall back and press into your throat, narrowing your airway and partially blocking airflow.