What causes snoring!

Snoring is the vibration of respiratory structures and the resulting sound, due to obstructed air movement during breathing while sleeping. In some cases the sound may be soft, but in other cases, it can be rather loud and quite unpleasant. Generally speaking, the structures involved are the uvula and soft palate. The irregular airflow is caused by a blockage and usually due to one of the following : Throat weakness, causing the throat to close during sleep, Mispositioned jaw, often caused by tension in the muscles, Fat gathering in and around the throat, Obstruction in the nasal passageway, Caused by the tissues at the top of airways touching each other causing vibrations.

& Statistics on snoring are often contradictory, but at least 30% of adults and perhaps as many as 50% of people in some demographics snore. One survey of 5713 Italian residents identified habitual snoring in 24% of men and 13.8% of women, rising to 60% of men and 40% of women aged 60 to 65 years; this suggests an increased susceptibility to snoring as age increases!

This explains how i woke up at 7am on a holiday