Contents:
- Medical Video: Sleep Apnea in Children
- What happens when we snore?
- Why are older people snoring more often?
- The older you snore more often during sleep, maybe a sign of sleep apnea
Medical Video: Sleep Apnea in Children
There is no denying that the snoring sound is disturbing. Not only does it disturb the sleep of people around you, but also you yourself. The melodious sound of snoring coming out of your throat can wake you up in the middle of the night. Interestingly, the more you age, the more you snore. How come?
What happens when we snore?
Snoring is caused by a narrowing of the throat when you sleep, so you cannot release air freely through your throat and nose. In addition, the position of your tongue during sleep can also block the passage of air in and out during sleep. This makes the tissue around the respiratory tract vibrate, resulting in a loud and annoying snoring sound.
Anyone at any age can sleep snoring. Will tBut even as you get older, you are snoring more often.
Why are older people snoring more often?
One reason is weight gain when you get older. This pattern of weight gain then focuses on the buildup of fat around the neck so thatthe throat space gets narrower, according to Pelayo, a specialist at the Stanford Sleep Medicine Center.
In addition, the body's muscle mass will decrease and relax with age. In the end, this tooaffect the muscles in the respiratory tract. Sagging respiratory muscles will be more prone to vibrate when drained by air from the lungs.
The use of drugs that are increasingly diverse and often over time is also one of the reasons why you are getting older so you often snore. The reason is, certain drugs can provide dry effects on the respiratory tract, also makes the throat muscles more relaxed so that the airways become narrower.
The older you snore more often during sleep, maybe a sign of sleep apnea
In some cases, snoring is normal, although it can also be caused by a dangerous disease. One of which issleep apnea, which is common in middle-aged and elderly people (50 years and over). Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder because it is caused by a blockage in the respiratory tract.
The main symptom of sleep apnea is a very loud snoring sound during sleepless nights which often wakes you up in the middle of the night. Going back and forth urinating midnight and sleeping drooling can also be some typical signs of sleep apnea.
The following are other symptoms that you should be aware of besides snoring:
- Drowsiness during the day is excessive than usual
- Headache in the morning
- Waking up in the morning but it feels like you haven't rested yet
- The mouth feels dry
- Stop breathing while sleeping.
Well, if other symptoms arise besides snoring habits, you need to be careful and consult your doctor.
