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Snoring is the vibration of respiratory structures and the resulting sound due to obstructed air movement during breathing while sleeping. The sound may be soft or loud and unpleasant. Snoring during sleep may be a sign, or first alarm, of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Research suggests that snoring is one of the factors of sleep deprivation.
Globus (a sensation of a lump in your throat) Difficulty breathing. Trouble swallowing. Pain or soreness in the throat. Voice changes. Snoring. What causes a swollen uvula? 1. Your stomach acid is ...
Sleeping issues can cause much greater health problems, according to new research.
[10] [11] Each pause in breathing can last for a few seconds to a few minutes and often occurs many times a night. [1] A choking or snorting sound may occur as breathing resumes. [1] Common symptoms include daytime sleepiness, snoring, and non restorative sleep despite adequate sleep time. [12]
Individuals with exploding head syndrome hear or experience loud imagined noises as they are falling asleep or are waking up, have a strong, often frightened emotional reaction to the sound, and do not report significant pain; around 10% of people also experience visual disturbances like perceiving visual static, lightning, or flashes of light.
Reflux episodes often occur at night and one may develop a bitter taste in the mouth. The throat can be severely irritated when acid touches the vocal cords and can lead to spasms of coughing. To prevent throat irritation from reflux, one should lose weight, stop smoking, avoid coffee beverages and sleep with the head elevated. [4]
This can be the result of an upper respiratory infection that causes nasal congestion, along with swelling of the throat, or tonsillitis that temporarily produces very enlarged tonsils. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] The Epstein-Barr virus , for example, is known to be able to dramatically increase the size of lymphoid tissue during acute infection, and OSA is ...
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