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Snoring is so common that many consider it normal and a characteristic of being asleep. But not all snoring is acceptable

The air we breathe must pass through a series of spaces and conduits in the upper airways, nose, nasopharynx, oropharynx and hypopharynx. The tickets are for driving, warm and humidify the air we breathe, to eat, talk, sing and other functions. The nervous system controls muscles that create valves that open and close in precise sequences so that we can do this.

However, humans suffer from disease processes that affect areas, pollute with cigarette smoke, administered irritants such as chile and alcohol, suffer from allergies and infections, we accumulate fat in the neck and use sedatives to “improve” the dream or pillows too large.

The result is that sound hoarse, harsh and disagreeable to others, saying that air does not run smoothly. As a feedback process that feeds the snoring gets worse with age. Vibration is a trauma to tissues, inflamed, damaged nerves in the mucosa (Pharyngeal neuropathy), which in turn damages the muscle control systems that open the airways. Read the rest of this entry »