When airflow passes through the upper airway during sleep, it impacts the edge of the pharyngeal mucosa and secretions on the mucosal surface causing vibration and snoring. Causes of sleep snoring include: smoking, drinking, chronic hypertrophic rhinitis, nasal polyps or obesity, which can lead to narrowing of the upper airway triggering the above diseases.
1. Smoking, drinking and other bad habits can lead to upper airway edema, airway narrowing, when sleeping, this symptom will trigger the upper airway air flow is not smooth, resulting in the symptoms of snoring.
2. Chronic hypertrophic rhinitis: this disease will cause hypertrophy of the nasal turbinates, which will lead to nasal obstruction, resulting in poor airflow in the upper respiratory tract, resulting in the symptoms of snoring.
3. Nasal polyps: Nasal polyps will block the nasal cavity, the patient sleeps with his mouth open to breathe, triggering the symptoms of snoring.
4. Obesity: the pharyngeal cavity of obese people often becomes narrow, the soft palate is thickened, the back of the tongue is highly arched, and the pharyngeal side wall is sunken, resulting in poor airflow in the upper respiratory tract, and there will be snoring symptoms during sleep.
Frequent episodes of snoring during sleep, should promptly consult a doctor to clarify the specific causes, if necessary, to carry out appropriate treatment.