Why Do Over-Fat People Snore?
When you are over-fat, fat build ups on the inside of the throat which can partially block your airway. When you sleep, the extra fat tissue puts pressure on the structures of the throat. This leads to further constriction.
Additionally, excess body fat has an effect on your muscles. This is true for both internal and external fat, and the effect is the same: All of that extra weight that doesn’t support itself saps the strength from your muscles.
Also, all of the tissues in the throat become softer when you’re overweight. When you add softened tissues and loose muscles to partial blockage and extra pressure on the airway, you’re almost guaranteed to snore.
Being overweight and snoring isn’t just about neck and throat fat. Central obesity, where fat is found around the midriff and chest, also worsens snoring and sleep apnea.
Belly fat pushes your diaphragm up, and fat on your chest compresses the rib cage. Both of these shrink the volume of your lungs. Lower lung capacity restricts airflow, air that is needed to keep some shape in the throat to prevent collapse.
A little snoring here and there never hurt anyone. But obesity and snoring is a dangerous combination that very often leads to OSA (Obstructive Sleep Apnea), a sleep related breathing disorder that causes your body to actually stop breathing during sleep. OSA occurs when the tissue in the back of the throat collapses and blocks the airway. And, remember what I stated earlier: All of the tissues in the throat become softer when you’re overweight.
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5 年For many years I stayed in youth hostels as I traveled. Before I Phones infested society there were at least European and Australian travelers who lived in the moment. Sleeping communally; there was a heavyset man who snored. Sometimes I was the loser in the snoring contest. Arriving late meant I had to change clothes quietly. I didn't wake anyone. Who could sleep through this man whose snoring sounded like he was auditioning for Jurassic Park??