Category: Snoring
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Reasons for Snoring and Sleep Apnoea
Are You Overweight? Overeating and/or lack of exercise leads to an increase in fat around the throat. If you have a collar size of 16½” or greater, you may not have the muscle tone needed to keep the airway open sufficiently at night to allow normal breathing, and the narrow airway is more likely to…
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What is Sleep Apnoea?
Sleep apnoea is a condition that interrupts your breathing when you are asleep. This is usually caused by an obstruction blocking the back of the throat so that the air cannot reach your lungs. The cessation of breathing automatically forces you to wake up in order to start breathing again. This can happen many times…