Causes of snoring and associated sleeping problems

The Stop Snoring Clinic guide to sleeping problems

What causes snoring?

Snoring is often related to a physical obstruction to your breathing during sleep. The muscles of your palate, the uvula (the thing that hangs down in the back of the throat), and the tonsils relax during deep sleep and the air you breathe in causes them to vibrate noisily.

Anything that narrows the airways will contribute to the problem so excessive tissue bulk at the back of the throat is a major cause. A blocked nose can also restrict nasal respiration and will encourage the vibration we know as snoring. Advance snoring problems are often associated with obstructive sleep apnea which can sometimes indicate a serious medical disorder.

How common is snoring?

It's not true that Granddad is the only person who snores when he nods off in the fireside chair - in reality, habitual snoring is a problem for 30% of all men and 10% of all women. And it gets worse as people grow older. By the time they reach sixty, snoring affects 50% of men and 30% of women.

The social impact of snoring

Snoring certainly affects the sleep pattern of the snorer so restful sleep is difficult. The snorer is not fully refreshed when he or she awakes but the effect on other members of the family can be even more devastating. Snoring can completely disrupt family life. Sleeping partners, even people trying to sleep in nearby rooms, can lose excessive amounts of sleep and this often causes resentment.

In a survey carried out in 2001, 40% of the couples interviewed said that snoring had adversely affected their relationship and a staggering 80% of these had resorted to sleeping separately to escape the noise.

Stop Snoring Clinic UK have the answers to your sleeping problems

Habitual snorers rarely do anything themselves to rectify the problem and many do not even admit they have a problem. But if they ignore the pleas of others they probably don't know how easy it is to be treated.

At Snoring Clinics UK, we understand the causes and the effects and we offer a long-term remedy to the problem. Visit our Snoring Treatment page to learn how we do it.

At £840 including all medical assessment fees, our standard snoring treatment is the cost effective and painless long term solution to snoring.
 

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