Loud Snoring Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

Sleep Apnea

Usually, a sleep partner or other family members hear the loud snoring, gasping, and snorting. Snoring can be loud enough to hear through walls. [nlm.nih.gov]

Loud snoring can keep anyone who sleeps near you from getting good rest. [mayoclinic.org]

But be sure to talk to your doctor if you experience loud snoring, especially snoring that's punctuated by periods of silence. [newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org]

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Be sure to talk to your doctor if you experience loud snoring, especially snoring that's punctuated by periods of silence. [mayoclinic.org]

Usually, a sleep partner or other family members hear the loud snoring, gasping, and snorting. Snoring can be loud enough to hear through walls. [nlm.nih.gov]

OSA related symptoms included loud snoring, apneas, awakenings with gasping breaths, enuresis, and daytime sleepiness. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Epilepsy with Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures

After these series of contractions, there is an extended postical state where the person is unresponsive and commonly sleeping with loud snoring. [en.wikipedia.org]

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Central Sleep Apnea

Daytime sleepiness -Difficulty concentrating -Loud snoring -Witnessed apneas with resuscitative snorts -Non-restorative sleep -Morning headaches/dry mouth -Insomnia -Peds [quizlet.com]

Signs of Central Sleep Apnea Poor nighttime sleep, followed by daytime fatigue Shortness of breath during sleep Snoring (although the snoring might not be as loud or frequent [napervilledentistry.com]

Symptoms Breathing cessation interrupted by loud, abrupt bursts of snoring or snorting. Waking up abruptly at night. Excessive daytime sleepiness. Morning headache. [healthcentral.com]

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Tonsillar Hypertrophy

All patients had extremely loud snoring with anecdotal reports of apnea. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Manifestations varying degrees of disturbed sleep which may include: loud snoring irregular breathing nocturnal choking and coughing frequent awakenings sleep apnea dysphagia [primumn0nn0cere.wordpress.com]

Other possible signs and symptoms of enlarged tonsils include: difficulty breathing through the nose mouth breathing noisy breathing loud snoring obstructive sleep apnea restless [healthline.com]

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Acromegaly

snoring Growth in hands and feet that requires larger shoes, rings, and gloves Appearance of skin tags and excessive sweating Arthritis of large joints and joint pain Polyps [pfizer.com]

Symptoms of the disorder include wakefulness during the night, excessive sleepiness during the day, loud snoring, and/or obesity. [rarediseases.org]

[…] include the following: Broadening of the nose, lips, ears, and forehead; enlarged tongue and increased spacing between front teeth Headaches Hoarse voice; sleep apnea and loud [pfizer.com]

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Deviated Nasal Septum

A person with a deviated septum could keep his family members awake all night with loud snoring, thanks to incessant breathing problems. [curejoy.com]

snoring or sleep apnea Headache postnasal drip IMAGES Deviated Septum See a medical illustration of the ear plus our entire medical gallery of human anatomy and physiology [medicinenet.com]

Other signs include: Frequent nosebleeds Regular instances of facial pain Persistent or constant headache Postnasal drip Loud breathing and snoring during sleep A deviated [apolloclinic.com]

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Primary Apnea

Symptoms Of Sleep Apnea Loud snoring Episodes in which you stop breathing during sleep — which would be reported by another person Gasping for air during sleep Awakening with [compcare.us]

Kump et al2 note that the sensitivity and specificity are effected by the degree of severity that is used as a definition of abnormal, eg, mild snoring vs extremely loud snoring [jamanetwork.com]

loud snoring, apnea, or daytime sleepiness. [nature.com]

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Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Infection

snoring, and periods of apnoea ( Obstructive sleep apnoea ). [almostadoctor.co.uk]

There are two main types of sleep disordered breathing, both of which are usually due to obstructive deficits: Adeno-tonsilar hypertrophy – Often there is a history of loud [almostadoctor.co.uk]

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Insomnia

waking with a very sore or dry throat, loud snoring) or risk factors (obesity, neck diameter, fullness of soft tissues in the oropharynx, etc.), may not need a polysomnogram [choosingwisely.org]

Risk factors include obesity, loud snoring, witnessed pauses in breathing, craniofacial abnormalities, or factors that might lead to a central dysregulation of breathing, [doi.org]

These include loud snoring and witnessed breathing pauses, which might suggest sleep apnea, and motor restlessness and involuntary leg movements, which might suggest restless [doi.org]

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Hypoventilation

Obesity-hypoventilation syndrome Patients with OHS typically report symptoms of OSA, such as daytime hypersomnolence, fatigue, loud snoring, nocturnal choking, and morning [emedicine.medscape.com]

Some of these symptoms include: Loud, chronic snoring Snoring with pauses. This is followed by choking or gasping. [oregon.providence.org]

OHS may cause loud snoring, trouble concentrating, and shortness of breath during activity. Your child will likely need positive airway pressure to treat OHS. [oregon.providence.org]

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Hypertension

Snoring marked by frequent changes in loudness and frequency (as opposed to quiet and steady snoring) is highly suggestive of OSA. [aafp.org]

snoring; history or symptoms of other relevant coexisting disorders (eg, stroke, renal dysfunction, peripheral arterial disease, dyslipidemia, diabetes, gout); and a family [merckmanuals.com]

Even if they admit to being told that they snore, patients often have a tendency to underestimate the loudness and frequency of their snoring. [aafp.org]

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Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome

snoring, choking during sleep, resuscitative snorting, fatigue, impaired concentration and memory, a small oropharynx, and a thick neck. [themetabolismclinic.com]

Some of these symptoms include: Loud, chronic snoring Snoring with pauses. This is followed by choking or gasping. [healthlibrary.nationwidechildrens.org]

Family members or bed partners usually are the first to notice symptoms, such as loud snoring and pauses in breathing. [expertsleep.com]

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Essential Hypertension

Snoring marked by frequent changes in loudness and frequency (as opposed to quiet and steady snoring) is highly suggestive of OSA. [aafp.org]

snoring; history or symptoms of other relevant coexisting disorders (eg, stroke, renal dysfunction, peripheral arterial disease, dyslipidemia, diabetes, gout); and a family [merckmanuals.com]

Daytime sleepiness, loud snoring, and witnessed apnea are suspicious for sleep apnea. [doi.org]

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Generalized Clonic or Tonic-Clonic Seizures

After these series of contractions, there is an extended postical state where the person is unresponsive and commonly sleeping with loud snoring. [en.wikipedia.org]

After these series of contractions, there is an extended postictal state where the person is unresponsive and commonly sleeping with loud snoring. [en.wikipedia.org]

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Tonsillitis

[…] or loud breathing (this is called "sleep apnea"). [healthychildren.org]

[…] and the adenoid may be enlarged if your child has the symptoms mentioned above, along with any of the following: Breathing stops for a short period of time at night during snoring [healthychildren.org]

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Third Trimester Pregnancy

If the blockage is severe, sleep apnea may result, characterized by loud snoring and periods of stopped breathing during sleep. [sleepfoundation.org]

Snoring can also lead to high blood pressure, which can put both the mother and fetus at risk. [sleepfoundation.org]

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Obesity

Sleep-related breathing disorders, loud snoring and excessive daytime sleepiness in obese subjects. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 2001;25:669-75. [ PubMed ] 64. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Sleep-related breathing disorders, loud snoring and excessive daytime sleepiness in obese subjects. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 2001 ; 25 : 669 -75. 64. [cmaj.ca]

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Parasomnia Type Sleepwalking

An abnormal disruption of sleep, such as sleep walking, sleep talking, nightmares, bedwetting, sleep apnea (problems with breathing that cause loud snoring), or nighttime [icd10data.com]

In fact, often the only evidence of this serious condition is daytime fatigue and reports of loud snoring from bed partners. [healthysleep.med.harvard.edu]

Some of the symptoms of sleep apnea include: loud or irregular snoring excessive daytime sleepiness repeated nightly arousals non-refreshing sleep morning headache nightly [schoolworkhelper.net]

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Bruxism

snoring, heavy alcohol use, caffeine, smoking, and certain antidepressant drugs.. [aaom.com]

The exact cause of sleep bruxism is not known, however, it has been found to be associated with several factors such as daytime stress, anxiety, obstructive sleep apnea, loud [aaom.com]

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Restless Legs Syndrome

If the blockage is severe, sleep apnea may result, characterized by loud snoring and periods of stopped breathing during sleep. [web.archive.org]

OSAS Half of our dialysis population (50.1%) displayed habitual snoring and 24.9% of them reported extremely loud snoring. 136 patients (23.6%) were included in the OSAS group [doi.org]

Snoring can also lead to high blood pressure, which can put both the mother and fetus at risk. [web.archive.org]

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Presbycusis

First, the cumulative exposure to noise generated during snoring may not be sufficient to produce hearing loss; despite occasional loud snores, the average nocturnal sound [atsjournals.org]

Snoring, which can sometimes be very loud, with sound intensities exceeding industrial levels, is a different kind of noise. [atsjournals.org]

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Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure

After these series of contractions, there is an extended postictal state where the person is unresponsive and commonly sleeping with loud snoring. [en.wikipedia.org]

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Adenoid Hypertrophy

Other possible signs and symptoms of enlarged tonsils include: difficulty breathing through the nose mouth breathing noisy breathing loud snoring obstructive sleep apnea restless [healthline.com]

Sleep-related symptoms include loud snoring and sleep apnea. [southlakeent.com]

This may cause A dry mouth, which can also lead to bad breath Cracked lips A runny nose Other problems that enlarged adenoids can cause include Loud breathing Snoring Restless [icdlist.com]

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Gigantism - Acromegaly

Due to swelling within the structures of the throat and sinuses, the voice becomes deeper and sounds more hollow, and patients may develop loud snoring. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Due to swelling within the structures of the throat and sinuses, the voice becomes deeper and sounds hollower, and patients may develop loud snoring. [healthofchildren.com]

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Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis

The RDI, DI, mean saturation and percentage of snoring, loud snoring and sleep without snoring were estimated and compared pre- and postoperatively. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The percentage of loud snoring decreased and the percentage of sleep without snoring increased significantly after arytenoidectomy in both cases. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

They had never complained of snoring before. The Epworth sleepiness scale was used to quantify excessive daytime somnolence. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Chronic Otitis Media

Snoring, defined as the presence of loud snoring at least three times per week, is a common symptom in children and is highly prevalent in children [45]. [journals.plos.org]

Early evaluation and intervention in children with loud snoring may prevent them from developing middle ear disease. [journals.plos.org]

The mechanism underlying snoring and COM/ROM appears to be increasing upper airway resistance as well as Eustachian tube dysfunction [22]. [journals.plos.org]

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Chronic Tonsillitis

This type of tonsillectomy is typically done to address sleep apnoea or loud snoring. [docdoc.com.sg]

[…] or loud breathing (this is called "sleep apnea"). [healthychildren.org]

Caregivers should also be on the lookout for recurring symptoms of tonsillitis or even persistent loud snoring even after surgery. [docdoc.com.sg]

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Alcohol Dementia

Snoring/disrupted sleep — When you sleep, nasal congestion from a deviated septum can lead to loud breathing and snoring. [health.clevelandclinic.org]

But if the deviation is bad enough, it may cause difficulties breathing, nosebleeds, a stuffy nose, and snoring or loud breathing that may prompt someone to have the issue [verywellhealth.com]

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Fibromyalgia

snoring, with pauses in breathing, followed by a loud snort or gasp when the person starts breathing again) Here are some tips to try and improve your sleep: Regular daily [bcwomens.ca]

[…] disturbance can include: Problems with falling asleep Waking up frequently Restless Leg Syndrome (numbness and tingling in the lower limbs, and muscle twitching Sleep apnea (loud [bcwomens.ca]

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