Snoring causing restless nights? Experts explain when to see a doctor and why you should never dismiss it READ MORE: Mother, 58, distraught after fat-melting jabs triggered an infection By Rebecca Whittaker For Mailonline Published: 17:57, 4 August 2024 | Updated: 17:57, 4 August 2024 e-mail View comments It causes a racket and often disrupts the sleep of both the snorer and their partner. But persistent snoring doesn't just wreak havoc on relationships. Ignoring snoring could put you at risk of hypertension, heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes , experts say.
That's because sleep apnoea can cause an interruption in airflow, fragmented sleep and reduced oxygen levels in the blood, putting strain on the cardiovascular system, Mr Pavol Surda, Consultant ENT and Rhinology Surgeon at London Bridge Hospital told MailOnline. And with an estimated 15million snorers in the UK, about one in five people, according to the British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association, it's no small issue. There are about 15million snorers in the UK, yet, about 30million in the UK are affected by it, according to the British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association (BSSAA) So, what causes snoring in the first place? The coarse sound of snoring occurs when the tongue, mouth, throat or airways in your nose vibrate as you breathe.
This happens when the air cannot flow freely. This is, in part, caused by how when you are asleep these parts of the body relax and become narrower. Although this reduction in br.