Snoring - Symptoms

SYMPTOMS & TREATMENTS

Snoring is a noise that you may make while breathing during sleep. Snoring can be soft, loud, raspy, harsh, hoarse, or fluttering. Your bed partner may notice that you sleep with your mouth open and that you are restless while sleeping. If snoring interferes with your or your bed partner's sleep, either or both of you may feel tired during the day.

If you temporarily stop breathing during the night, you may have sleep apnea, a serious condition. For more information, see the topic Sleep Apnea.

By: Healthwise StaffLast Revised: January 29, 2010
Medical Review: E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Jan Ulfberg - Sleep Medicine

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