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Factors that may increase your risk of snoring include:
- Being male. Men are more likely to snore than women.
- Age. Snoring is most common in middle-aged people. One study reports that among men, the chance that they will begin snoring increases until 50 to 60 years of age and then decreases.
- Heredity. Snoring may run in families.
- Weight gain and obesity.
- Smoking. Exposing children to tobacco smoke may also increase their risk of snoring.
- Use of alcohol or sedative medicines.
- Chronic nasal congestion during sleep. This is often caused by colds or allergies.
- Jaw abnormalities, such as a small
chin and overbite (class II malocclusion
—the upper jaw and teeth overlap
the bottom jaw and teeth). This may be an especially important factor in
women.
| By: | Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: January 29, 2010 |
| Medical Review: | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine Jan Ulfberg - Sleep Medicine | |
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