Snoring, Fatigue and Sleeping Disorders?

During regular breathing, air goes through the throat along its direction to the lungs. The air moves past the soft palate, uvula, tonsils, and tongue. When a person is awake, the muscles in the back of the throat tighten to hold these structures in position preventing them from breaking and/or vibrating in the airway. During sleep, the uvula and soft palate oftentimes vibrate causing the characteristic sounds of snoring.

Sleep apnea is a condition linked with breath holding. Most individuals with sleep apnea will be really loud snorers. Sleep apnea is a long-term condition connected with chronic tiredness, morning headache, abrupt death, and automobile accidents.

Any person who is a loud snorer and is found to have breath holding during sleep should be suspected as having sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is diagnosed with a sleep study.