Why do people snore:
First, when the tonsils of human body become hypertrophy or the soft palate and tongue body become hypertrophy, the uvula at this time will be too long, which will cause the patient's throat muscles to relax and snore.
Secondly, what many people don't know is that obesity is also the main cause of snoring. When people are obese, the airway becomes narrow. When they wake up without sleeping during the day, some tissues in the human throat will remain open during contraction because they will not block their airways when they wake up. However, due to the decrease of nerve excitability in human body at night, all muscles of the whole body are relaxed, which will lead to pharyngeal tissue blockage and upper airway collapse. When breathing, when the airflow passes through the narrow part of the airway, it will produce some eddies and vibrations, which is how snoring is produced.
Third, when the respiratory tract, nasopharynx, jaw and other tissues have physiological abnormalities, it is also an important reason for snoring. For example, when a person has deviated nasal septum, or pathological diseases such as nasal polyps can lead to nasal stenosis, it will cause airflow obstruction and lead to snoring during sleep.
Who is more prone to apnea:
Unfortunately, Asians are more likely to get this disease than whites. Because compared with whites, Asians have smaller airways in the nose, throat and mouth. Tube? It's always easier to be thin? Blocking? All right.
The elderly are also the main victims of sleep-breathing exploratory syndrome, because no matter men or women, as long as they are old, the soft tissue will relax more easily, so many elderly people snore loudly.
In addition, the incidence of postmenopausal women will also increase significantly. Medical experts believe that this may be caused by hormones. But on the whole, what about men? Snoring? Still more than women.
Compared with people of standard weight, fat people are more likely to get this disease. This is easy to understand, because obese people have more fat and the volume of soft tissue in the neck increases, which leads to airway stenosis, and the airway is more likely to be blocked during sleep. America? National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute? It is pointed out that more than half of the 654.38+0.2 million patients with sleep apnea syndrome in the United States are obese.
Although obesity is an important factor leading to sleep apnea, thin people may suffer from it under special circumstances, such as some people with smaller jaws.
Murder caused by small snoring:
Breathing is suspended from time to time, which will lead to insufficient ventilation and a decrease in oxygen content in the blood, which is not enough for the body. As the organ that consumes the most oxygen, hypoxia is unacceptable, so it will happen from time to time? Wake up? Patient, wake him up and breathe more air.
The heart is also a 24-hour worker, and there is a great demand for oxygen, and there will be a strike. In this way, patients with sleep apnea syndrome will be awakened by suffocation or heart spasm before entering deep sleep. They have been in a state of shallow sleep, so sleeping in Tuo will not be relieved.
Lack of oxygen supply caused by apnea will lead to many diseases such as heart disease, hypertension, cerebrovascular disease and diabetes, which greatly increases the risk of death of patients. At the same time, apnea at night may also lead to sudden cardiac death, but now many sudden deaths caused by snoring are finally diagnosed as heart disease. Professor Guo Xiheng said: Many sudden sleep deaths at night are closely related to sleep apnea.
In addition, during the 7-hour night sleep every night, you are forced? Wake up? More than 30 times will inevitably lead to lack of sleep, daytime sleepiness, memory loss and inattention.
As for waking up and dry mouth, it is because the nasal cavity can't pass, and the oral cavity temporarily goes into battle to help breathe. Breathe with your mouth open all night and do nothing. Can you wake up?
How to snore:
Change sleeping position
It is better for snorers to sleep in the lateral position, which can effectively prevent the suffix of tongue, soft palate and uvula from blocking the airway while sleeping, thus preventing snoring.
Choose the right pillow
Choosing the right pillow can effectively relieve snoring. The hardness of the pillow should be appropriate, too soft, and the overstretching of the head will aggravate the tension of the throat muscles, and snoring will be even worse. Excessive exertion will also cause the neck to be trapped by the pillow, and poor breathing will aggravate snoring. The pillow should not be too high. Generally speaking, you should make a fist up from the jaws of a tiger, and the height of a fist is better.
stop smoking and refrain from drinking
People who snore had better quit smoking and drinking, and abstain from alcohol before going to bed. This is because alcohol has anesthetic effect, which can relax muscles and aggravate snoring. Toxic substances contained in tobacco can stimulate the respiratory tract and cause swelling, which is not conducive to the passage of airflow and causes snoring.
Exercise and lose weight
Under normal circumstances, 10 obese people will snore. This is because too much fat in the neck will oppress the respiratory tract, and when the airflow is blocked, it will snore. Therefore, if there are no other respiratory diseases and obese people snore, it is recommended to strengthen exercise and pay attention to diet. Generally, you won't snore after losing weight.
ventilator
The principle of using ventilator to prevent snoring is that when people inhale, air is directly delivered through nasal mask or face mask, which generates positive pressure on the upper respiratory tract, so that the collapsed area of the upper respiratory tract is opened by airflow, thus eliminating obstructive sleep apnea. However, ventilators are generally expensive, and it is necessary to wear a nasal mask when sleeping, which may make it difficult to fall asleep.
Mandibular appliance
Mandibular orthosis is generally suitable for mild snoring or congenital mandibular structural problems. Dentists can put a device (silicone braces) in the snorer's mouth to move the lower jaw forward, which can keep the throat open and improve the slight airway obstruction. The effective rate is about 80%, but it can't absolutely prevent snoring. The key is related to personal circumstances.
Timely inspection
Snoring is divided into blocking type, central type and mixed type. Teenagers are mostly blocked, and adults are mostly mixed. Therefore, if snoring is loud and apnea occurs during sleep, it is suggested to go to the otolaryngology or respiratory department in time to find out whether it is the obstruction caused by upper respiratory diseases, such as nasal septum deviation, nasal polyps, turbinate hypertrophy, children's tonsil hypertrophy and adenoidal hypertrophy. , can lead to snoring. In this case, it is necessary to treat the primary disease and prevent snoring.