Some facts about women and sleep

• Nasal snoring occurs when your nasal passages are partially blocked, creating loud rumbling sounds or whistling noises. Allergies, sinus infections, nasal polyps, and having a cold or deviated nasal septum can cause this. Allergies associated with nasal congestion include house dust mites, mould, animal hair and pollens.
• Mouth snorers often have blocked nasal passages, so they have to breathe through their mouths when they sleep. This causes the soft tissue inside their mouth to vibrate and produce a low rumbling sound. Another cause of mouth snoring is enlarged tonsils. Mouth snoring can sometimes lead to infection as the air breathed in does not get filtered by the nose.
• Tongue snorers can easily be identified by inconsistent high pitched sounds. This type of snoring occurs because your tongue becomes too relaxed. When this happens, it can drop back into your throat and obstruct your airflow. This is more likely to occur if you drink alcohol or use sleep medication. Being overweight can increase the risk because you have more fatty tissue around your airway.
• Throat snoring is considered the loudest of snores and is the most severe type. This is caused by sleep apnea, which means that you may stop breathing many times throughout the night. It can occur in every sleeping position, and the noise follows no rhythm at all. The muscles and tissues in your throat become very relaxed, resulting in the throat collapsing and blocking air passing into your lungs.
• times throughout the night. It can occur in every sleeping position and the noise follows no rhythm at all. The muscles and tissues in your throat become very relaxed resulting in throat collapse, and the air cannot pass through to your lungs.