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Why Do Some People Snore Like They're Being Chased by Bees?

Snoring is like a traffic jam inside your head. When you sleep, your muscles relax, including the ones in your throat. Sometimes, this makes your airway smaller, and the air rushing through it causes vibrations. That’s what we hear as snoring. It's like when wind goes through a narrow tunnel and makes a whooshing sound.

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  1. Imagine your throat is a highway, when you relax during sleep, it narrows like traffic jamming into one lane.
  2. Snoring can sound like a vacuum cleaner or a small engine running in the background of a room.
  3. A person who drinks wine before bed may snore so loudly that their partner thinks they're being chased by bees.

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