What causes snoring and how to treat it️

 
Snoring is caused due to vibrations within the airways when air passes through. The commonest reason is weakness in the muscles around the uvula and soft palate. The uvula is the structure that you can see hanging in the back of the mouth and the soft palate is the rear portion of the upper jaw. When these muscles become weak, the uvula can fall onto the back of the throat and vibrate with the moving air. There are several other causes of snoring including obstruction in the nasal air passages, obesity, tongue falling back while sleeping on your back, obstructive sleep apnea etc. The exact cause of a person’s snoring will have to be determined by careful evaluation. Only then can a treatment plan be formulated. In the meantime, sleeping on your side may help.