It is caused by the narrow position of the respiratory system, which vibrates the soft tissue around the trachea. It is more obvious during breathing and may also occur during inhalation. Apart from the benefit of being able to scare off thieves who break into your home at night, snoring basically has no other harm: If the breathing is even during sleep, the body will be in a normal state of CO2 intake. People who snore will have repeated short-term sleep apnea during sleep. Sleep apnea means that the body is in a state of anaerobic breathing. People who snore severely will have short-term sleep apnea more than ten times an hour. Over time, some organs of the body will soon develop symptoms due to lack of oxygen, and severe cases may cause high blood pressure, arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, etc. In addition, when sleep apnea occurs, people will automatically have a defensive wake-up reflex. In other words, the body wakes up involuntarily when it feels uncomfortable. Of course, this is only the body's defensive consciousness, not what we usually understand as waking up from sleep. If you can wake up by snoring, does it really solve the century-old problem of how to wake yourself up? However, although the wake reflex will not shorten your sleep time, if the snoring is severe, waking up more than ten times an hour will still disrupt your sleep quality, seriously shorten your sleep, and cause daytime fatigue and constant sleepiness. Many people justify themselves: snoring means I sleep well and am in good health. Maybe many people have such thoughts, but in fact, snoring not only does not mean that you have a good sleep, but it may mean that you... are... sick! If you don’t believe it, check out the causes of snoring: 1. Some diseases of the human body Medical clinical research reports show that patients with hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and rheumatoid arthritis are more likely to snore than ordinary people. 2. Causes of throat For example, deviated nasal septum, nasal polyps, chronic rhinitis, tonsillitis, etc. can cause the throat respiratory system to narrow, leading to airway obstruction, and then causing snoring. Of course, in addition to symptom factors, some people snore due to congenital narrow throat space or hypertrophy of certain glands. 3. Obesity Compared with the average person, obese people, especially those with short and thick necks, are more likely to snore. Fat people have more body fat and thicker throats, which makes their respiratory system narrower than that of ordinary people. Therefore, if you want to improve the problem of snoring and avoid the occurrence of more serious symptoms, you must put weight loss and fitness on the agenda. |
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