{"id":192641,"date":"2019-07-12T12:01:23","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T05:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nksleepcenter.com\/?p=16045"},"modified":"2026-01-07T14:39:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T07:39:53","slug":"snoring-anatomy-causes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/en\/snoring-anatomy-causes\/","title":{"rendered":"Anatomical factors that contribute to snoring."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Snoring is a problem many people experience, but few know what factors contribute to it.<a href=\"\/en\/snoring-sleep-apnea\/\">snoring<\/a> This article will explain this to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anatomical factors that contribute to snoring.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. The tension in the soft palate, base of the tongue, and throat muscles relaxes.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a major cause of snoring. During deep sleep, muscle tension is low, preventing the airway from opening wide enough for inhalation as it does when awake. Sleeping on your back is a position that contributes to snoring. Alcohol consumption, taking sleeping pills, or drowsy antihistamines also increase muscle tension and airway obstruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. The soft palate and uvula are abnormally long.&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This will narrow the airway behind the nose. If a specialized physical examination is performed in a supine position and an endoscope is used, the opening from the nose to the pharynx may appear narrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Nasal obstruction.&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This creates increased negative pressure during inhalation, leading to airway obstruction. For example, some people who have never snored before may start snoring when they have a cold, nasal congestion, or are exposed to allergens. Other causes of snoring include nasal mucosa swelling or sinusitis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These anatomical factors narrow the upper airway, requiring increased effort to breathe. The greater the airway obstruction, the greater the vibration of air-passing organs such as the uvula, soft palate, tonsillar pillars, and base of the tongue, resulting in loud snoring sounds that disturb roommates or may even become a serious problem.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/en\/snoring-couple\/\">A major national problem for couples.<\/a>That&#039;s right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, snoring can cause... <a href=\"\/en\/what-is-sleep-apnea\/\">Sleep apnea<\/a> This causes frequent awakenings during the night, resulting in... <a href=\"\/en\/feeling-sleepy-all-the-time\/\">Sleepy all day, sleepy all the time.<\/a>there\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Snoring is a problem many people experience, but few know the factors that contribute to it. This article will explain them. Anatomical factors that contribute to snoring include: 1. Relaxed tension of the soft palate, base of the tongue, and throat muscles. This is the primary cause of snoring. During deep sleep, muscle tension is low, preventing the airway from opening wide enough during inhalation as it does when awake. Lying on your back is a sleeping position that contributes to snoring. Alcohol consumption, sleeping pills, or drowsy antihistamines can also increase muscle tension and worsen airway obstruction. 2. Abnormally long soft palate and uvula. This narrows the airway behind the nose. A specialized physical examination in a supine position using an endoscope may show a narrow opening from the nose to the pharynx. 3. Nasal obstruction. This creates increased negative pressure during inhalation, leading to airway obstruction. Some people may have never snored before or experienced snoring problems. However, when you have a cold, nasal congestion, or are exposed to allergens and experience nasal congestion, these can cause snoring. In addition, there are other causes of snoring, such as nasal mucosa swelling or sinusitis. These anatomical factors narrow the upper airway, requiring more effort to breathe. The more obstruction there is, the more vibration occurs in the organs through which air passes, such as the uvula, soft palate, tonsillar pillars, and base of the tongue, producing loud snoring sounds that disturb roommates or can even become a major problem for couples. Furthermore, snoring can lead to sleep apnea, causing frequent awakenings during the night and resulting in excessive daytime sleepiness.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23989,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1351],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-192641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-snoring"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":1351,"label":"\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e01\u0e23\u0e19\u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e20\u0e32\u0e27\u0e30\u0e2b\u0e22\u0e38\u0e14\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e22\u0e43\u0e08\u0e02\u0e13\u0e30\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e31\u0e1a (Sleep Apnea)"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/snoring-anatomy-causes.jpg",1200,628,false],"author_info":{"display_name":"\u0e19\u0e1e.\u0e27\u0e23\u0e27\u0e31\u0e12\u0e19\u0e4c \u0e2a\u0e38\u0e27\u0e23\u0e23\u0e13\u0e23\u0e31\u0e01\u0e29\u0e4c","author_link":"https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/en\/author\/dr-worawat-suwannaruxa\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":1351,"name":"\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e01\u0e23\u0e19\u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e20\u0e32\u0e27\u0e30\u0e2b\u0e22\u0e38\u0e14\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e22\u0e43\u0e08\u0e02\u0e13\u0e30\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e31\u0e1a (Sleep Apnea)","slug":"snoring","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1351,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":18,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1351,"category_count":18,"category_description":"","cat_name":"\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e01\u0e23\u0e19\u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e20\u0e32\u0e27\u0e30\u0e2b\u0e22\u0e38\u0e14\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e22\u0e43\u0e08\u0e02\u0e13\u0e30\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e31\u0e1a (Sleep Apnea)","category_nicename":"snoring","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=192641"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192641\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":192895,"href":"https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192641\/revisions\/192895"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=192641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=192641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}