Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is caused by various reasons. Adults or children experience apnea during nighttime sleep for various reasons and snore by breathing through the mouth, also known as snoring. To treat snoring, we must first find the cause of snoring in order to carry out effective treatment.
Snoring is mainly caused by narrowing or blockage of the upper airway due to various reasons. Any pronunciation and breathing have to go through the activities of various muscles in the mouth, nasal cavity and pharyngeal cavity, and anything that causes this respiratory channel to narrow and airflow to pass through will make a sound and cause the snoring phenomenon. Causes of narrowing or blockage of the upper respiratory tract: Various diseases of the nasal cavity, nasopharynx and pharynx can cause narrowing or blockage of each corresponding channel. For example, hypertrophic rhinitis, nasal polyps, deviated nasal septum and pediatric adenoid hypertrophy and tonsillar hypertrophy can be treated surgically and have a good therapeutic effect on snoring. Obese people are also one of the main causes of snoring; for the treatment of snoring in obese people, the main treatment is to carry out weight loss treatment. Snoring caused by endocrine disorders requires drug treatment at the endocrinology department. Many elderly people, snoring caused by tissue relaxation, can be treated surgically, but the effect is not very good; if the lack of oxygen is serious, wear a ventilator during sleep. There is also gastroesophageal reflux disease, which can also cause snoring and requires anti-reflux treatment.
Snoring is also a disease and is a more serious disease. If not treated or intervened in time, it may lead to respiratory arrest during sleep at night. The presence of snoring requires a visit to the otolaryngology department.