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Do you snore? Have you ever wondered what is causing this snoring?  Well snoring is a noise produced when an individual breathes during sleep which in turn causes vibration of the soft palate and uvula. The word "apnea" means the absence of breathing.

Snorers have incomplete obstruction of the upper airway. Some snorers have complete episodes of upper airway obstruction where the airway is completely blocked for a period of time, usually 10 seconds or longer. This silence is usually followed by snorts and gasps as the individual fights to take a breath.  In case you are suffering from sleep apnea snoring, one of the main reasons for it can be a blocked breathing airway that in turn can be caused by allergies, poor positioning of the tongue or jaw and even by throat weakness.

Sleep Apnea Snoring Is Potentially Life-Threatening

Snoring apnea often causes you to gasp for air while you are sleeping which causes a concern on several levels the first one being that it is a potentially life-threatening condition that requires immediate medical attention. The risks of undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea include heart attacks, strokes, impotence, irregular heartbeat, high blood pressure and heart disease

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Snoring apnea episodes can occur thirty times in a night at the very least and as many as three hundred times at the other end. Each attack of snoring apnea can last longer then ten seconds and cause reduced oxygen levels in your blood and that in turn makes the heart work faster and harder.

In addition, when Snoring apnea persists over a few days there are other symptoms that will be cropping up including daytime sleepiness that can result in accidents, lost productivity feeling jittery as well as having poor concentration and even experiencing headaches. It also affects your personal relationship as your partner many not be getting a good nights sleep either and they also may be becoming irritable.  

The  type of people that snoring apnea is likely to affect are males  as well as overweight persons and even people over forty years old will experience the problem. Apnea can also affect children as well. Even large tonsils or excessive throat tissue can cause snoring apnea and so too can an especially large size neck.

When you beginning to notice symptoms of snoring apnea, it is recommended to get the condition diagnosed at the early as possible go and visit your local doctor who can advise on the most appropriate treatment for you. Treatment can consist of self-help or getting continuous positive airway pressure applied or surgery and it is usually applied in case of very serious cases such as having a deformity in the nasal septum. The severity of the symptoms may be mild, moderate or severe. 

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