Snoring is a Major Breathing Disorder
Statistics show that snoring is a symptom of a major breathing disorder that can lead to more serious medical conditions like sleep apnea or other health risks. Most people exhibit snoring at various times in their lives but it does not always become a serious problem to all. Some snore from time to time and others snore often and the frequency of occurrences and the loudness varies as well.
Some people start experiencing snoring in childhood because their tonsils or adenoids are enlarged and are causing their air passages to close up - thereby resulting in snoring. Often if the snoring becomes serious enough it will lead to surgery to remove those organs mainly because the snoring has led to sleep apnea or it is headed in that direction. This usually corrects the problem and they might not suffer further from snoring. With others the snoring might just be alleviated so that it is not as serious or not as frequent.
The people who have the most frequent and serious snoring problems include the following:
• Men and women who are over the age of fifty
• People who have gained extra weight or women who are pregnant
• Post menopausal women who frequently have interrupted sleep
• People who work alternative shifts, i.e., night shift or four day work weeks so that their sleep habits are interrupted and not as "normal" as others
• People under a lot of stress or who are depressed
• Alcoholics or those who drink alcohol before going to bed
• Adults who suffer from serious sleep apnea and have a tendency to fall asleep during the day and in inappropriate places like work, school or church
Research has shown that only ten percent of men and five percent of women snore at 30 years of age but those figures alter dramatically as they approach the age of sixty and above. The figures then change to sixty percent of men and forty percent of women who suffer from snoring or more serious sleep apnea.
Snoring can lead to more serious health problems like irregular heartbeat or arrhythmia or high blood pressure - all of which lead to heart attacks. Obstruction of the tongue in the air passageway which causes snoring can also cause death if the tongue completely covers the passage. It is therefore imperative that if you snore you should seek assistance from a physician to determine the extent of the problem to find out if you need to do something about it.
Some people start experiencing snoring in childhood because their tonsils or adenoids are enlarged and are causing their air passages to close up - thereby resulting in snoring. Often if the snoring becomes serious enough it will lead to surgery to remove those organs mainly because the snoring has led to sleep apnea or it is headed in that direction. This usually corrects the problem and they might not suffer further from snoring. With others the snoring might just be alleviated so that it is not as serious or not as frequent.
The people who have the most frequent and serious snoring problems include the following:
• Men and women who are over the age of fifty
• People who have gained extra weight or women who are pregnant
• Post menopausal women who frequently have interrupted sleep
• People who work alternative shifts, i.e., night shift or four day work weeks so that their sleep habits are interrupted and not as "normal" as others
• People under a lot of stress or who are depressed
• Alcoholics or those who drink alcohol before going to bed
• Adults who suffer from serious sleep apnea and have a tendency to fall asleep during the day and in inappropriate places like work, school or church
Research has shown that only ten percent of men and five percent of women snore at 30 years of age but those figures alter dramatically as they approach the age of sixty and above. The figures then change to sixty percent of men and forty percent of women who suffer from snoring or more serious sleep apnea.
Snoring can lead to more serious health problems like irregular heartbeat or arrhythmia or high blood pressure - all of which lead to heart attacks. Obstruction of the tongue in the air passageway which causes snoring can also cause death if the tongue completely covers the passage. It is therefore imperative that if you snore you should seek assistance from a physician to determine the extent of the problem to find out if you need to do something about it.