Snoring is a common respiratory symptom. When breathing, such as uvula (the hanging tissue at the back of pharynx), tonsils, adenoids, tongue and other hanging tissues vibrate, which will produce snoring. Many children also have symptoms of snoring. They are very tired during the day, sleeping in the wrong position and the pillow is not suitable, which are all normal sleep phenomena. And children snore for a long time. The common cause is adenoids or tonsil hypertrophy. Adenoids or tonsil hypertrophy will not heal themselves because of children's growth and development, but may become more and more serious, obstructing children's respiratory tract for a long time, causing abnormal development of teeth or facial bones, and even hypoxia, affecting children's physical and mental development. It is necessary to see a doctor in time.
Snoring is more common in adults. If you have a cold or an allergy and your nose is swollen, you will have a temporary snoring. Obese people have too much neck fat, which oppresses the respiratory tract and snores. Many pregnant women snore in the later period because hormones promote the enlargement of respiratory tract tissue. If snoring has an irregular pause; Sleepiness during the day, energy exhaustion after waking up, fatigue or insomnia; Wake up at night because of holding your breath, breathing or suffocation; Habitual snoring, observable respiratory interruption and other symptoms; Symptoms such as easy to wake up, insomnia, headache during the day, and memory loss appear. We should be alert to the possibility of obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome, seek medical advice in time, and have a comprehensive examination by a specialist to monitor sleep breathing. 1. Family inheritance
Studies from Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Britain and Israel have found that snoring and sleep apnea have obvious family aggregation. If someone has an immediate family member who snores, the risk of snoring increases by three times; And his parents sometimes do, so the risk of snoring will increase by four times.
2. Obesity
Obese people have a lot of fat deposits, especially on the face and neck, which are the characteristics of double chin from the appearance, but a lot of fat is attached to the soft palate and throat wall in the body, which leads to the narrowing of the upper respiratory tract.
People with thick tongues will also block the gas passage in their throats, and people with short necks will attach a lot of fat around the respiratory tract, which will affect the passage of airflow and produce friction to form snoring. It can be seen that obesity is one of the important causes of snoring and sleep apnea.
3. Sleeping in the wrong position
Snoring may be due to physical exhaustion and wrong sleeping position, so it is very important to adjust sleeping position in time.
4. Oral diseases
Tongue diseases, such as macroglossia, tongue tumor, ectopic thyroid at the base of tongue, and tongue swelling secondary to mucinous edema, are particularly affected, and some patients have been repaired with pharyngeal flap.
5. sinusitis
Snoring caused by sinusitis accounts for 20% of snoring cases, and its symptoms include nasal congestion, facial pain and headache. Hold down one nostril and breathe with the other side closed. If you can't breathe well on one side, you should see a doctor to confirm whether you have sinusitis.
6. The neck is thick and short
People with short necks have a lot of fat around the respiratory tract, which narrows the upper respiratory tract and affects the airflow, so it is easier to snore when sleeping.
7. tonsil hypertrophy
Tonsil hypertrophy's disease or adenoid hypertrophy is likely to cause airway stenosis in the throat, which will increase the chance of snoring during sleep. In addition, if the bite is too deep, the jaw will shrink back, and the tongue will easily block the airway, causing snoring.