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Snoring

Snoring is the vibration of respiratory structures and the resulting sound, due to limited air movement during breathing while sleeping. In some cases the sound may be soft, but in other cases it can be loud and annoying. Snoring during sleep may be a sign, or first alarm, of obstructive sleep apnea

Snoring is known to cause sleep deprivation to snorers and those around them, as well as daytime drowsiness, irritability, lack of focus and decreased libido. [1] It has also been suggested that it can cause significant psychological and social damage to sufferers. [2] Many studies show a positive correlation between loud snoring and risk of heart attack (about 34% chance) and stroke (about 67% chance). [3]

Although snoring is often considered a minor affliction, chrápalové can sometimes suffer severe disturbance lifestyle. Between-subjects trial Armstrong et al. discovered a statistically significant improvement in marital relations after snoring was surgically removed. This fact was confirmed by the evidence of Gall et al. [4] Cartwright and Knight [5], and Fitzpatrick et al. [6]

New study links a loud "snoring" with the development of carotid atherosclerosis [7], the risk of brain damage [8] and stroke. Researchers hypothesize that loud snoring creates turbulence in carotid artery blood flow closest to the airway. Generally speaking, increased turbulence irritates blood cells and has previously been implicated as a cause of atherosclerosis.

A U.S. study estimates that roughly one in every 15 Americans is affected by at least moderate degree of Sleep apnea

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