If you or your partner snores, you have probably tried just about anything to make it stop.  There are sleep studies available, surgeries, nose plugs, you name it.  My stepfather actually had surgery done and he still snores to this day.  He might have stopped for a few days, but then started right up shortly after.  So, I am convinced that if you snore, then you snore.  There is no way out which may or may not be true, depending on the person.

Have you ever had to sleep next to a loud snorer or even in ear distance of one?  It can be very annoying, to say the least.  You will definitely need ear plugs, sleep aids, or a sleep machine to drown the noise out.  It is a big problem for couples because it interrupts sleep or may even cause them to sleep in different rooms at night.  If one person is a light sleeper, then sleeping in the same room with a snorer definitely won’t work.

Loud snoring, (close to obstructive sleep apnea syndrome) with breathing pauses is linked to cardiovascular disease and increased health care utilization.  Snoring increases with age and is very common among senior citizens.  There is a 40% greater risk for hypertension and 34% higher risk for a heart attack.  67% are more at risk for a stroke compared with people who don’t snore.  This is after statistical adjustment for age, sex, diabetes, level of education, and body mass index.

Quiet snoring is associated with risk for hypertension in women.  Snoring is a sound made in the upper airway of the throat when you sleep and breathe in air when the airway is partially blocked.  Some suggestions from doctors might include losing weight, cutting down or eliminating alcohol and other sedatives at bedtime.  Also, try to avoid sleeping on your back.  Perhaps you can beat the odds if you are a snorer.