Health encyclopaedia

Health encyclopaedia - Alphabetical Topic List

Snoring

Snoring is a noise caused by vibration of the soft palate (the back of the roof of the mouth) when a current of air passes over it during breathing through the open mouth while asleep. Anything which prevents normal breathing through the nose may contribute to snoring and may have to be corrected if the snoring is to be cured.

Although snoring is often joked about, some people's snoring seriously disturbs their bed-partner and may cause loss of sleep (see Sleep apnoea).

• Symptoms
• Causes
• Prevention

• SARSScabiesScarlet feverScarsSchizophreniaSciaticaScoliosisScurvySeasonal affective disorderSecond opinionSelf-injurySeptic shockSexual health clinicsSexually transmitted infectionsShinglesShort-sightednessSick building syndromeSickle-cell anaemiaSinusitisSjogren's syndromeSlapped cheek syndromeSleep apnoeaSlipped discSmear testSmoking (quitting)SnoringSore throatSpina bifidaSpinal muscular atrophySports injuriesSprainsSquintStaphylococcal infectionsSterilisationStillbirthStings, insectStings, marine creaturesStreptococcal infectionsStressStretch marksStrokeSubarachnoid haemorrhageSubdural haematomaSudden infant death syndromeSuicideSunburnSupraventricular tachycardiaSyphilis

  ---