Increasingly more and more people snore.

Experts estimate that 60 percent of men and 40 percent of women have this
problem. And of those, 5 percent of men and 2 percent women suffer from apnea.

Apnea is a common cause of snoring. "Sleep apnea syndrome occurs when there
are at least five respiratory pauses of 10 seconds. I had a patient who had
60 episodes of apnea per hour.

These apnea leed to decreased blood and oxygen to the heart complications and
brain ", a French doctor attention Jacques Grosbois, coauthor of the book"
Apnea, snoring and sleep disorders.

The consequences of sleep apnea are: pain morning headaches, night sweats,
memory loss, fatigue, sleepiness during the day and the Naze
bleeding.

It is good to know that sleep apnea was associated with increased risks of
cardiovascular disease: hypertension, heart failure, even heart attack.

Polyps, inflamed tonsils, colds, allergies are other possible causes of snoring.
A doctor is best able to diagnose these diseases and
recommend you an appropriate treatment.

Apnea Mask

When suffering from apnea, treatment consists of wearing, during sleep, a nasal device
for continuous positive pressure ventilation.

Surgery can remove snoring causes

If you have polyps or inflamed tonsils, conventional surgery or laser comes to
your aid. Classical operation is performed under general anesthesia. If laser
surgery is performed, then it's good to know that they are necessary between two
five sessions to remove polyps and tonsils.

Do you have a child snoring?

For children, regular snoring, except in periods of chronic nasopharyngitis, is
normal. If snoring is permanent, kid's sleep will be very agitated. As a result,
the child has nightmares, wet bedding, is hyperactive, it has a headache and
poor school results. Therefore, you should go as soon as possible to a doctor.

A vaccine against snoring?

U.S. researchers tested the efficacy of a vaccine against snoring. It's about
injecting a substance in throat. In 27 subjects, this technique reduced the
intensity of snoring from 11 to 2 decibels. But after a year, 25 percent of them
have returned to old habits.

Did you know ...

...snoring can produce an average sound level of 45 to 60 decibels, equivalent to
the intensity of the human voice. Loud snoring can measure 90-100 decibels, a sound equivalent to a truck passing by?

... only 30% of those who snore have a normal weight?


Conclusion

Snoring is the result of modifying the structure elements of
glottis, and the veil palatine mucosa at this level, septum deviation, nasal
polyps, atrophy or hypertrophy of nasal mucosa.

The best way to escape this condition is corrected by surgery.
Snoring can have a psychosomatic component. It's indicated to
contact a psychotherapist in this case.