Core tip: The occurrence of snoring (snoring) is closely related to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, snoring has a series of short-term and long-term damage to the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular system, it is an important cause of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, but also may aggravate the patient’s existing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular conditions, manifested as hypertension, coronary heart disease infarction, arrhythmia, increased incidence of stroke, etc. Snoring snoring that is, is the main manifestation of the disease of sleep apnea syndrome. The ordinary snorer’s snoring sound is uniform and regular, and usually appears after sleeping in a flat position, exertion or drinking alcohol. If the snoring is loud and irregular, intermittent, and the sound is high and low, it marks the aggravation of airway narrowing and the occurrence of airway obstruction, which will cause apnea. If more than 30 times of apnea occurs in 7 hours of continuous sleep, each time the airflow is suspended for more than 10 seconds (including 10 seconds), or the average number of hypoventilation per hour (respiratory disorder index) more than 5 times, and cause chronic hypoxemia and hypercapnia clinical syndrome is known as sleep apnea syndrome. Some friends think: “snoring is normal, what’s so strange?” In fact, in addition to affecting others, snoring affects your own health, especially the cardiovascular health. (1) hypertension: sleep apnea syndrome is an important factor in the occurrence and development of hypertension, some studies show that more than 30% of hypertensive patients combined with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, 45% to 48% of patients with sleep apnea syndrome have hypertension. (2) coronary heart disease: about 35% of coronary heart disease combined with sleep apnea syndrome, angina pectoris in such patients mostly at night, taking nitroglycerin-type drugs often can not be relieved, and the treatment of sleep apnea syndrome can be relieved. (3) Heart failure: sleep apnea syndrome can cause or aggravate heart failure in patients with heart disease, mainly due to myocardial ischemia, hypoxia and intrathoracic pressure changes caused by apnea, which increases the load on the heart and decreases cardiac output. A patient was hospitalized for recurrent acute left heart failure and later diagnosed with sleep apnea syndrome after sleep monitoring examination, and after treatment, cardiac function was restored. (4) Arrhythmia: About 80% of patients with sleep apnea syndrome have significant bradycardia, 57% to 74% have premature ventricular beats, and 10% have second-degree atrioventricular block. This arrhythmia is the main cause of sudden death in patients. (5) Stroke: Studies have shown that the prevalence of sleep apnea syndrome in patients with stroke (including cerebral infarction and cerebral hemorrhage) can reach 60%, while in the same group of middle-aged people it is only 4%. It is well established that sleep apnea syndrome is an independent risk factor for stroke, and those with sleep apnea syndrome complicated by stroke are older and more male than those with sleep apnea syndrome complicated by cardiovascular disease, especially obese patients are more likely to develop sleep apnea syndrome. In addition, as the research on sleep apnea syndrome continues, it is found that sleep apnea syndrome can be combined with proteinuria or nephrotic syndrome, which can cause renal impairment; brain damage caused by hypoxia and circulatory disorders can cause mental retardation, memory loss and personality changes; hypoxemia and hypercapnia can cause damage to brain function, decreased central excitability and decreased sexual function; in children, it can In children, it can cause different degrees of reduction in the release of growth hormone, which is one of the factors affecting the slow growth and poor immunity of sick children. How to relieve snoring? 1, to relieve snoring, weight loss is a very effective way. 2, smoking and drinking can also aggravate snoring, so if you want to quit snoring, quit smoking and drinking first. 3, side lying is a good way, because supine, gravity will lead to the tongue root back and the collapse of the posterior pharyngeal wall, causing the upper airway obstruction, while side lying can relatively reduce the occurrence of this situation. 4, in addition to choose a suitable pillow is also very important. Too high pillow will make your airway fold. A pillow that is too low may allow the head to be tilted back too much and the jaw to be raised, causing the tongue to fall back. A pillow that is too soft will make your neck unsupported while lying on your side, and will be excessively distorted outward, causing a poor airway. Therefore, choose a pillow of moderate height and medium hard is the best. 5, as for drug and surgical treatment, after careful examination by the doctor’s decision, do not use their own drugs.