Do you know what happen when we snore?

During last years has grow up interest on know about snoring and apnea. That is because, those pathologies are very common in the community and of course, have medical and social implications.

Snores are respiration sound present during sleeping, principally during inspiration, but also in the exhalation.

Those sounds are the result of vibration of the connective tissue and soft structures of high respiration way when is partially obstructed. That is similar when you open washstand key and water flow normally, but if you obstruct exit, water flow quickly.

Just imagine the velocity of air when all organs (palate, tongue) vibrate producing snores. It's like putting a flag in front of ventilator, if it goes quicker, flag agitates quickly. When respiration area is completely obstructed, that obstruction doesn't open until oxygen level on brain decrease to wake up the sleeper.

That sealing is break, tongue return to original position and usually produce shortness of breath and sound. That could cause dangerous problems. Some of apnea symptoms are:

· Habitually snoring.
· Somnolence in the mornings.
· Headache in the mornings.
· Low efficiency on working.
· Lost or decreasing of sexual interest.

Wake up with through painful, drought or thirsty. I you present some of those symptoms, you must visit a specialist who guide you to alleviate your problem. Some tips that can be useful for those patients who snore are:

· Loose excess weight.
· Exercise regularly.
· Avoid alcohol, condiment food and sleeping pills 3 hours before going to bed.

When those symptoms are more severe, there are other options like:
· Surgery: Treatment with intraoral apparatus (jaw proteases). That is collocated in the mouth only when your are going to sleep, have an adequate size, it is softly and avoid connective tissues like tongue and through get collapsed and obstructs air pass, have an effective of 90%.

· Nasal System, that is an apart that comprise air and a nasal mask, are used to force opening of airway to help respiration during sleeping.
All above exposed is very important, but there is something that is most important, like deteriorate of intimacy and peace of your couple, because in extremes cases could cause divorce. There are a lot of couples that, because of snoring, are sleeping separate.

I considerate that is very important for that people who suffer that kind of problems take conscious that stop snoring will change their sleeping levels and their way of life.

Víctor Gerardo Gamez Imaz