doctor blog 2

I remember clearly in my final year when I had to read with other course mates of mine due to the  short time the semester went and the pressure we all faced to cover up our outlines for the exams.   During one of the reading sessions at about 2 am, we started hearing a loud sound echoing the entire reading hall. This caught the attention of everyone because it was so loud and irritating. Guess what! One of the guys reading with us had dozed off and started snoring like a generator turned on around my area. Lol. It was not funny ooo because the rest of us could not read again until we woke him up.

Snoring is becoming a norm especially amongst men. Snoring occurs when the air flows past relaxed tissues in your throat, causing the tissues to vibrate as you breathe, creating an intimidating sound. It also occurs when the muscles of your throat relax, your tongue falls back and your throat becomes narrow. As you breathe , the walls of the throat begins to vibrate and these vibrations leads to snoring.

It is also the hoarse or harsh sound that occurs when your breathing is partially obstructed in some way while your are sleeping. Snoring may indicate a serious health condition. It may occur nightly or intermittently. Persons most at risk are males and those who are overweight; though it is a problem of both genders. Snoring becomes more serious as people age and it can cause disruptions of your own sleep and that of your partner.

Factors that facilitates snoring includes
a. Aging : this leads to the relaxation of the throat muscles
b. Sleep position , like sleeping on your back.
c. Alcohol
d. Obesity

symptons includes noise during sleep , excessive daytime sleepiness, difficulty concentrating , sore throat, restless sleep , gasping/choking night, high blood pressure.

Treatments can be adjusting your sleeping position and life style , surgery on the back of the throat , roof of the mouth or nose and working on your weight to reduce fatness.
 Source (www.mayoclinic.org)

I do hope this post helps a blog visitor who is snoring . Find solution to it before you are nicknamed generator . Lmao. "Winks".