A loud noise produced in the nose and throat when a person is asleep.
To breathe in such a way as to cause vibration of the soft palate of the roof of the mouth, resulting in a hoarse noise. Snoring usually occurs during sleep.
The noise produced while breathing through the mouth during sleep, caused by air passing through a narrowed upper airway. Most people snore to some extent. Snoring is of no clinical importance to the snorer unless it is prolonged, chronic, and related to other symptoms such as sleep apnea or excessive daytime sleepiness. It may be important to the snorer’s partner if the snoring is so loud as to disrupt the sleep of those sharing the sleeping space. In some cases, the snoring is of such clinical or social importance that plastic or laser surgery to remove redundant tissue in the pharynx is indicated.
The noise produced while sleeping, caused by the vibration of the soft palate due to breathing, is commonly known as snoring. In many cases, snoring occurs because the mouth inadvertently falls open during sleep. When this is the case, snoring can often be alleviated by having the person secure their lower jaw using a makeshift sling, such as tying a lady’s stocking beneath the jaw and fastening it on top of the head. However, if mouth breathing is a result of nasal blockage, then it necessitates treatment by an ear, nose, and throat specialist.