32、为什么我们会打鼾？盘点导致你打鼾的8个原因（双语科普）

Why Do We Snore?

为什么我们会打鼾？

Your partner, siblings（兄弟姐妹） or friends have been waking you up in the middle of the night to tell you to change your position since you have been cutting down trees in bed.

你的伴侣、兄弟姐妹或者朋友曾经在半夜里将你唤醒，让你改变睡姿，因为你在床上发出了伐木一般的巨响。

Snoring can be disturbing for people around you.

对于你身边的人来说，打鼾是很困扰的事情。

The American Sleep Apnea Association estimates that 90 million people in the U.S. are "snorers." Imagine the noise if they all slept in one place.

美国睡眠呼吸暂停协会估计在美国有9000万的“打鼾者”。想象一下，如果他们都在同一个地方睡觉，噪音会有多大。

But snoring is not a choice. There are health conditions and habits that cause noisy breathing during sleep.

但是打鼾并不是一个选择。有些健康状况和习惯会导致睡觉时呼吸嘈杂。

1. Nasal Obstruction

1. 鼻塞

Snoring may happen when the nasal passageway is blocked. Nasal obstruction commonly occurs in people with allergies（过敏）.

当鼻孔被堵塞的时候，就可能会发生打鼾的现象。鼻塞现象通常发生在有过敏症状的人身上。

Luckily, nasal sprays are available to help improve the passageway's flow.

幸运的是，鼻腔喷雾可以帮助改善鼻孔的通畅。

The product works by reducing soft tissue swelling（肿胀） caused by inflammation（炎症） or environmental sensitivities.

该产品的作用是减少炎症或环境敏感性引起的软组织肿胀。

2. The Mouth's Shape

2. 嘴巴的形状

How your mouth looks like surprisingly can cause snoring. The people with a lower, thicker or softer palate may have narrow airways that contribute to noisy breathing.

令人意外的是，你嘴巴的样子会导致打鼾。上颚较低、较厚或者较软的人可能有狭窄的呼吸道，从而导致呼吸嘈杂。

3. Being Overweight

3. 体重超重

The people with extra weight are likely to have poor muscle tone and more tissue around the throat and neck. These factors can cause snoring.

就体重超重的人来说，他们的咽喉和脖子肌肉张力可能较弱而组织更多。这些因素会导致打鼾。

4. Evening Drink

4. 夜间喝酒

Drinking alcohol before sleep could make you snore at night. It causes airway muscles to relax that leads to excessive（过度） snoring. Alcohol has the same effect on people who are not regular snorers.

在睡觉之前喝酒可能会导致你在夜间打鼾。这导致你的呼吸道肌肉放松，从而导致过度打鼾。酒精对于不经常打鼾的人来说有同样的效果。

5. Sleeping On Your Back

5. 仰卧睡觉

This is the reason why people wake you up at night. Sleeping on your back contributes to snoring by allowing the jaw and tongue to move into the back of the throat.

这就是人们为什么在半夜把你叫醒的原因。仰卧睡觉会让下巴和舌头移动至喉咙后部，从而导致打鼾。

Sleeping on your side helps to reduce snoring. It can increase your nightly oxygen intake and protects the airway from collapsing（塌陷）.

侧卧睡觉帮助你减少打鼾。这样可以增加你在夜间的氧气吸入量，并且能让呼吸道不塌陷。

6. Aging

6. 变老

As people get older, the risk of snoring also increases. It is because of the degrading（退化） tissue in the body. Experts suggest voice exercises, like singing to reduce age-related snoring.

随着年龄的增长，打鼾的风险也会增加。这是由于体内的组织退化了。专家建议可以进行声音训练，如唱歌来减少与年龄有关的打鼾。

7. Thyroid Problem

7. 甲状腺问题

A poor-functioning thyroid can cause difficulty in breathing during sleep. It affects the upper airway that then triggers snoring during sleep.

甲状腺功能低下会导致睡觉时呼吸困难。它会影响上呼吸道，从而导致在睡眠中打鼾。

Previous research suggested hormonal stabilization（激素稳定化） can treat snoring in people with hypothyroid condition.

此前的研究表明，激素稳定化可以治疗甲状腺功能减退症患者的打鼾症状。

8. Gender

8. 性别

Yes, being male or female affects how you sleep. And the award for the most number of snorers goes to men. One study showed that men commonly have narrower air passages than women.

是的，男性或者女性的身份会影响你的睡眠。打鼾人数最多者的奖项颁给了男性。一项研究表明，男性的呼吸道通通常比女性狭窄。

In addition, high consumption of alcohol also causes inflammation-induced snoring in men.

除此之外，大量饮酒也会导致男性炎症性打鼾。