It is often seen that some people snore during sleep. Their mouth remains open and a peculiar sound comes out while breathing. Do you know why some people snore?
Normally, people breathe through nose. But some people’s nose remains blocked due to some reason. And thus they breathe through mouth. In fact, snoring is the stertorous respiration of certain persons during sleep.
When we are asleep and breathing through mouth, the air coming out causes our soft palate (tissue at the back and top of our mouth) to flutter back and forth. Thus, a strange sound is produced which is called snore. Often this vibration also causes cheeks, lips and nostrils to vibrate which produces an even louder sound. When we are awake, the palate remains tight and therefore, no such sound is produced.
If we clean our nose and mouth before sleeping, snoring can be controlled to some extent. This increases the possibility of breathing through nose rather than through mouth. If one develops the habit of breathing through nose the possibility of snoring becomes less.
Breathing through mouth is harmful for health. The germs of many diseases enter directly into the mouth and can cause diseases. If we breathe through nose, the hairs present in the nose do not allow these germs to enter into the body. It is, therefore, advisable to develop the habit of breathing through nose.