{"id":2074,"date":"2023-06-08T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T10:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=2074"},"modified":"2023-06-09T00:44:45","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T00:44:45","slug":"what-does-snoring-really-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/lifestyle\/what-does-snoring-really-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"What does snoring really mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2074\" class=\"elementor elementor-2074\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39aa1e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39aa1e8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13e170b\" data-id=\"13e170b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1c6124 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1c6124\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\">S<strong>noring can badly affect a relationship but is it actually a sign that it is affecting your health?<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">A lot of people wave it off as an issue their partner has to deal with, or move into the spare bedroom.<\/p><h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>But is snoring signifying a deep-lying health <\/b><\/h4><p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cMost simply, snoring can fragment sleep, robbing us of its full restorative benefits. But it\u2019s the most common symptom of a common yet widely undiagnosed condition called obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA),\u201d Dr Shereen Lim, a dental specialist in airway health and author of Breathe, Sleep, Thrive, told The Guardian.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>OSA occurs when a person\u2019s breathing pauses at night, because their throat becomes partly or completely blocked for a short time while they are asleep.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">OSA can occur at any age but it\u2019s more common as people get older, especially if overweight.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">People who have OSA may snore, wake up gasping and feel tired during the day.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>\u201cOSA has been linked to disturbed sleep, chronic stress and inflammation. But it\u2019s also linked to an increased risk of virtually every chronic health condition, from high blood pressure, heart disease and depression to metabolic disease, memory loss, cancer and more,\u201d<\/strong> said Dr Lam<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">A loud snore may indicate greater resistance to airflow, but far more concerning is a person\u2019s sleep is disrupted. Signs and symptoms include choking or gasping while asleep, waking up unexpectedly, or just feeling tired during the day.<\/p><h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>Tips to help a person stop snoring?<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]-->Sleep on Your Side<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]-->Wear a Nasal Strip or Dilator<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]-->Use an Anti-Snoring Mouthpiece<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]-->Make Lifestyle Changes<\/p><p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><!--[endif]-->Reduce weight<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Besides reducing snoring, anti-snoring dental devices can even positively impact mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea. Sleepers shouldn\u2019t self-diagnose or self-treat sleep apnea, however.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Only use a dental device for sleep apnea with the approval of your doctor.<\/p><blockquote><p>\u201cSnoring is a symptom of poor airway structure and function. It plays out during sleep because our muscles are more relaxed, we are lying down, and reflexes that normally keep our airway open during the day are not active during sleep,\u201d said Dr Lam.<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Snoring can badly affect a relationship but is it actually a sign that it is affecting your health? A lot of people wave it off as an issue their partner has to deal with, or move into the spare bedroom. 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