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Quite simply, snoring is vibration caused by a constricted or narrowed airway during sleep. Snoring occurs because air travels faster through a narrow tube than a broad one. This causes the relaxed soft tissues of the throat (tonsils, soft palate, uvula) to vibrate. This vibration is the sound we know as snoring.
Constriction or narrowing of the airway can happen for many reasons.
- large tonsils
- a long soft palate or uvula
- excessive flabby tissue
- nasal congestion from allergies or infections
- cartilage deformities in the nose or nasal structure
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