| Snoring is causes by the thickening of tissue at | | | | should also be done away with since it could lead |
| the back of the throat i.e. the tonsils uvula and | | | | to snoring problems too. Snoring which is indicative |
| soft palate relaxes and vibrates causing a rattling | | | | of sleep apnea could be suggestive of some |
| raspy sound while breathing or in other words | | | | cardio vascular disease. A doctor's help is required |
| snoring. Let's take a peep into the various causes | | | | here. |
| of snoring. | | | | A person who is prone to allergies and is on |
| A person who has undergone some surgery, not | | | | allergy medications will experience dryness in the |
| necessarily one connected with snoring, will | | | | nasal cavities. This causes the person to snore. So |
| experience some thickening in the nasal passages | | | | does over usage of nasal sprays that eventually |
| thus causing him to snore. Another common | | | | irritate the air passage. Obesity is a common |
| cause is due to enlarged adenoids or tonsils down | | | | cause for snoring; especially a person with a huge |
| your throat. Goiter is another disease which | | | | paunch is likely to have a narrow air passage |
| causes tissues around the neck area to swell up | | | | causing obstruction in free breathing. |
| restricting air passage and thereby inducing | | | | Even babies are prone to snoring, but it's safer to |
| snoring. | | | | get it checked out by a doctor. Sometimes it |
| A common cold getting worse and resulting in the | | | | may turn out that there is something lodged |
| air passages getting blocked is another major | | | | inside the respiratory tract of the baby. Men in |
| cause. Treat it with antihistamines and keep a | | | | general are more susceptible to this habit. This is |
| humidifier or vaporizer in your room. Women are | | | | because of their longer necks and the chances of |
| known to snore during pregnancy. This may be | | | | more fat tissue to accumulate. |
| due to weight gain and increased nasal congestion. | | | | Other causes of snoring maybe because of |
| They should be encouraged to sleep on their side | | | | certain medications which are actually relaxants. |
| which is good for the baby too. | | | | Some people have a disproportionately large |
| Alcohol consumption tends to relax the muscles | | | | tongue which prevents the free flow of air. Also |
| around the throat causing them to collapse. | | | | it's difficult to get a control of the nasal |
| Snoring could just be the result of this. A bad | | | | membranes in some people's case. |
| smoking habit which inflames the upper airway | | | | |