Snoring Problem, Maybe That Cigarette is to Blame

                                                                                         

Smoking can cause you to snore. It is just one more negative side affect of smoking. Even after you stop smoking you can continue to snore. Smoking and snoring go hand in hand. Chances are that if you smoke or are exposed to second hand smoke you will snore.

Smoking is believed to contribute to and cause snoring. It irritates the mucous membranes in the airways. This causes them to become inflamed and swollen. They block the airways resulting in snoring. Prolonged exposure to nicotine can cause nerve damage within the airways.

The connection between smoking and snoring may be even more direct than a side effect of irritated airways. People just do not smoke in their sleep. This causes nicotine withdrawal. The nicotine withdrawal causes obstructions in the upper airway. It can also result in a disrupted sleep pattern. So you snore and are tired.

There have been some interesting research studies connecting smoking and snoring. Out of the people in the study 24% of those currently smoking snored. On top of that 20% of the people who found a way to stop smoking still snored. Only 14% of people who never smoked snored. It was also discovered that how much a person smoked affected the volume of their snores. The more an individual smokes the louder the snores. Please note that the study was recording habitual snoring. This is when a person snores vary loudly a minimum of three times a week.

This is another reason to stop smoking. Not only does smoking affect your overall health it interrupts your sleep. Knowing that smoking causes cancers, strokes, and heart attacks does not seem to be enough to fight nicotine addiction. It is not enough that smoking stinks, literally. That it is slowly damaging your body. Once nicotine withdrawal hits people reach out for that smoke. Maybe not wanting to snore can give you that final push to not smoke.

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