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Why do people snore?


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Snoring is the vibration of tissues in the airway; obstruction in breath while asleep. Relaxation of the muscles is the cause.

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People who snore tend to have poor muscle tone in the tongue and throat causing vibrations of soft tissues or snoring.

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Snoring is what happens when the airways at the back of the throat are obstructed. Every time you breathe your throat muscles MORE

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Chronic snoring is usually caused by poor muscle tone in the tongue and throat, excessive bulkiness of throat tissue, More?

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When u sleep, muscle tone throughout ur body decreases. This may decrease the size of the airway space & cause turbulence.

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They're oxygen gets cut off from their mouth so they're forced to breath through the nose making the epilogues vibrate! ChaCha!!

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When asleep, the back of the throat sometimes narrows. Air passing through this smaller opening can cause the tissues to vibrate.

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During sleep a person's airway becomes partially blocked the soft palate and uvula vibrate. This is known as snoring. ChaCha on!

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