Why Do We Snore at Night?

Snoring happens when your airway gets blocked while you sleep. When you're asleep, your muscles relax, and sometimes they block the space where air goes through your nose or mouth. This makes the air vibrate as it passes through, creating that loud snoring sound.

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Examples

A person sleeps on their back, causing their tongue to fall back and block part of their throat, this makes them snore.
When someone drinks alcohol before bed, it relaxes the throat muscles even more, making snoring louder.
A child who is very sleepy might snore because their body tries hard to breathe through a narrow airway.

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