For a lot of people, snoring is not a big problem, and most people snore occasionally.
Men and overweight person are more mostly to snore and snore more often.
Everyone who is snoring will know a basic knowledge about snoring from this article.
Snoring is the rough audible sound made by breathing through the nose in such a way as to cause a vibration of the soft palate.
The noise made by snoring is due to the intermittent passage of air at places in the mouth where there may be partial obstruction.
Adenoids sometimes cause snoring, especially in children.
Snoring can occur in several ways.
During sleep a partial relaxation of the muscles holding the vocal cords may occur so that they fall closely together and interfere with the passage of air.
Or, when a person is sleeping deeply or unconscious, and lying on his back, the tongue may fall back and partially close the opening through which air passes.
This is what causes the noisy breathing called stertor which occurs in concussions and apoplexy.
Sometimes, because of irritation or inflammation, mucus may collect in the nose or in the passages behind the nose, or the muscles associated with the nose and throat may be abnormally tense and interfere with passage of air.
If the nose is blocked and the lips are held tightly together, a whistling sound occurs as the air passes out.
Snoring sounds seldom disturb the person snoring.
Often he will stop snoring if, when he is lying on his back, he is turned to the side.
Closing his mouth or pushing the lower jaw forward and with in the base of the tongue, is sometimes effective.