What is the Cause of Snoring in Adults?

One of the most commonly sent in questions from people who find this website on the web is what is the cause of snoring in adults and kids alike. While their may be a variety of reasons that people snore, their are some that are more common than others. Therefore this article aims to answer the question posed in the title in as broad a spectrum as possible. If you feel that the following do not apply to you and would like to contact us for some one on one help feel free to go ahead and do so, we try to answer every email that comes our way. If for whatever reason we are unable to answer the question we will do our best to refer you to someone that can help get you situated. But without further adieu lets take a look at some of the main causes of snoring in todays society.

1. Obesity
Obesity is by far and away one of the strongest causes of both snoring and sleep apnea. Being overweight has been shown to reduce the amount of air that is passed through your throat at night which can cause both to act up. Obviously being obese has been linked to a variety of health issues beyond snoring but it is one of the main snoring causes that we have come across in recent years.

The solution here is pretty cut and dry, lose weight. We understand that it is much easier said than done for people to just lose weight, but at the end of the day its the best solution. Granted you can take a look at some of the stop snoring devices (such as the one over there —->) as those have been shown to help tremendously but the choice is yours.

2. Sleeping Posture/Garments
The second big cause of snoring is both the way that you sleep, and what exactly it is that you are sleeping on. Believe it or not some pillows and beds are more conducive to snoring than others. In addition sleeping on your back is much more conducive to snoring than sleeping on your side is.

The solution here is to figure out which one is causing you to snore and try to fix it as best you can. Again we understand that buying a new bed and/or changing the way you sleep may not be feasible for everyone, but its one of the best ways that we have found to help you achieve a great non snoring night.

3. Alcohol/Smoking
Alcohol and cigarettes have been shown to increase snoring especially if you are doing them right before (or within a few hours of) heading off to bed. Both have the ability to cause you to “labor” as you breathe which in turn has an effect on you snoring.

The solution here is blatantly obvious and it involves quitting smoking and greatly reducing or quitting your alcohol intake. As with both of the aforementioned causes of snoring we realize how difficult this can be.

Odds are most of the folks who have just read this article fall into one of the three categories. While a solution for every problem was given, their is nothing wrong with looking into purchasing a stop snoring device such as the My Snoring Solution for instant cessation to your snoring problem. Even if it is nothing more than a means to an end (ie you’ll use it while you are trying to lose weight) it is going to help you stop snoring sooner rather than later which is the name of the game.

In closing I would like to reiterate that if you have any specific questions that relate to snoring that were not covered here please feel free to contact us and we will do our best to get the problem solved for you.

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