According to experts stress sleep disorders,
snoring occur much more frequently in men than in women,
although no one knows very well why. Thus, they note that
"units of sleep, the ratio is 10 to 1 in favor of them,
but this may be due to more women push her husband to go
to such units, or simply that more and more snoring
strong and not listen to your partner. In addition, for
some reason do not know, during the reproductive age
women have fewer respiratory problems, but once you reach
menopause starts snoring again. "
Snoring are also closely related to the position.
Thus, experts point out that are more common in those who
are going to face up to those who make it upside down or
sideways, hence the big snorers tend to sleep looking at
the ceiling.
The medical explanation is that during sleep, muscle
relaxation makes the jaw drop and mouth is slightly ajar,
so the tongue falls back if the person is sleeping face
up. That means that to impede the passage of air and
breathing becomes noisy.
So a person can snore for different reasons: decreased
muscle tone in the language or the pharyngeal muscles,
enlargement of the tonsils and adenoids, as occurs in
children and obese people, excessive length of the soft
palate and the bell , obstruction of nasal airway, and so
on.
There are also a number of factors that promote
snoring, these include obesity, alcohol, tranquilizers or
snuff, and alterations of the nostrils as septum
deviation, polyps or rhinitis.
Relationship with sleep apnea syndrome
However, snoring can sometimes be a symptom of certain
health problems, among which stands known as the sleep
apnea syndrome (OSAHS), had now estimates the
pneumologists by 2 per cent of women and about 4 percent
of adult men, a figure of around one million in
Spain.
In the case of sleep apnea, snoring taken a very
striking because usually little estentóreos and
regular. According to highlights from the SEPAR, "as if
suddenly the person who actually carries ten or more
breathless seconds, realized that he needs to breathe air
and tried to catch him in an instant."
These sounds somewhat extemporaneous estrepitosos and
make it to the doctor's hands, because sleep apnea as
well as causing excessive sleepiness the next day, has
been linked to problems of hypertension, heart disease
and a likelihood of traffic accidents multiplied by six
to a normal driver.
In addition, people suffering from the syndrome also
tend to show other symptoms like headache morning feeling
of not having rested at night, irritability, restless
sleep with frequent convulsions, loss of sexual desire,
enuresis (involuntary urination), and problems attention
and memory, among others.
Consequences for the couple
In addition to physical consequences for the Roncador
chronic disorder that can become a serious problem for
their partners. And it is that the conclusions of a study
by a team of researchers from the University of Surrey
(United Kingdom), which analyzed the case of 25 couples,
many women lose between one and five hours of sleep a
week your partner's snoring.
"The women hear the snoring of his companions, and
sometimes a bit unsettling for them, gently, to stop
snoring, but not awake," said Sue Venn, Department of
Sociology, Surrey, adding that some even leave to another
room to be able to sleep. "Generally accepted snoring on
the other, thinking about what is best for your partner,"
he said.
However, when it is women who snore, men tend to wake
up to stop snoring. "Women seem to feel ashamed of their
snoring, but it is important to seek help and find out
(like men) if the snoring is harmful to their health or
not," advised Venn.
And is that snoring can have a devastating impact on
relationships, and may even cause some to separate, so
the important thing is to seek the necessary help to
eliminate the problem.
Is it possible to stop snoring?
As a treatment which often includes hypnosis and
hypnotherapy , it is generally recommended a series of
measures: exercise to improve muscle tone and help you
lose weight, avoid substances such as alcohol, sleeping
pills, tranquilizers and antihistamines with sedative
effects not make copious meals at least the three hours
before going to bed, setting a pace of regular
sleep-wake, not sleeping on his back and quit
smoking.
Also a few months ago a new treatment which often
includes hypnosis and hypnotherapy to eliminate snoring
nose and throat. This drug is available in various
formats, and its mechanism is based on the ability to
lubricate the lining of the throat and nasal passages
with a formulation based on essential oils.
If despite all this snoring persists, as it may be due
to problems in the organs of the oral cavity and pharynx,
the treatment which often includes hypnosis and
hypnotherapy will depend on the cause it originates. When
should a deviation of the nasal septum or hypertrophy of
tonsils or adenoids can make a surgical correction of
these problems. There are also surgical techniques using
tissue resection solve the problems of the palate and
uvula, getting a larger airway where air passes without
vibration.
And if the patient has been diagnosed with OSAHS, in
addition to general measures discussed above can be
indicated two types of treatment which often includes
hypnosis and hypnotherapy : the nasal CPAP, which
consists of applying a continuous positive airway through
a nasal mask during the night, or surgical treatment
which often includes hypnosis and hypnotherapy , using
various techniques to try to increase the diameter of
airspace later.
