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is any snoring "healthy"?
seems as if sleep apnea is just an extreme case of the airway collapsing, and that snoring is a more mild case -- a partial obstruction. in that case, can we really say that any amount of snoring is "healthy"/ "normal", or is it just not as serious a problem on the continuum of sleep breathing disorders?
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Permalink Reply by Mike on
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i think of snoring as "pre-Sleep Apnea." I'd bet that any person that snores also has obstruction that will at one point develop into Sleep Apnea, especially with age/weight gain.
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Permalink Reply by Banyon on
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Here we seem to be talking semantics. Is having a cold healthy/normal? IMO, having a cold is not healthy but maybe it is normal to occassionally get a cold.
Snoring is considered to be sleep-disordered breathing. It is not normal to snore if you use the word normal to mean a desired state.
There is some research emerging that shows that moderate to heavy snoring leads to declines in IQ and increases in the risk of atherosclerosis. Also, the constant vibration from snoring can cause bits of artery plaque to break off and set you up for a heart attack or stroke.
If we as a society continue to make improvements in health care, I believe eventually snoring will be considered a health problem that needs to be corrected.
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