Snoring is that unpleasant grating,
spluttering noise made by the soft palate vibrating and also other tissue
in the mouth and upper airway (nose & throat) vibrating away like the
clappers while your loved one tries to sleep! Turbulence inside the airway
whilst inhaling is the cause and in turn this turbulence is caused by a blockage
(partial of course, or you'd be dead). This obstruction may be located anywhere
from vocal chords up to the tip of your nose. Blockage may occur only during
sleep, or it may happen all the time but be worse when asleep causing you
to snore like a foghorn. When we are asleep our muscle tone is reduced, and
this is the main