The causes of snoring in menopausal women are considered to be related to hormone level changes, nasopharyngeal diseases and obesity.
1. After a woman enters menopause, the level of estrogen in her body will gradually decline, and this hormone level change may lead to changes in neuromuscular sensibility and muscle relaxation, which may further lead to the narrowing of the airway and trigger snoring symptoms.
2. Menopausal women can lose the protection of estrogen on the human body leads to a decline in immunity, the decline in immunity will increase the incidence of rhinitis, tonsillitis and other infectious diseases of the upper respiratory tract. Inflammation stimulation can lead to nasopharyngeal cavity narrowing triggered snoring symptoms.
3. For obese menopausal women, the neck subcutaneous adipose tissue is bloated, easily triggered by the upper airway narrowing, resulting in increased resistance to ventilation of the respiratory system, triggering snoring symptoms.
Menopausal women snoring may also be due to nasal septum deviation, mandibular retraction deformity and other reasons, need to consult the ENT, clear cause of the disease and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.