{"id":13453,"date":"2022-07-14T14:17:30","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T04:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.somnomed.com\/my\/?p=13453"},"modified":"2022-07-19T10:00:43","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T00:00:43","slug":"women-snore-too-is-this-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.somnomed.com\/my\/women-snore-too-is-this-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Women snore too. Is this you?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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It may be a social stigma, but it\u2019s also a fact.\u00a0 <\/strong>Men aren\u2019t the only ones who snore.<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Let\u2019s face it, there are some things women are just not supposed to do. Society has conditioned us that women don\u2019t sweat, they glow; women aren\u2019t meant to burp loudly, fart, or snore (even though they are natural bodily functions – just don\u2019t). It\u2019s considered unladylike and terribly embarrassing. But for men, these things are acceptable, laughable, and even expected.<\/p>

Embarrassment aside, women do snore, too, and it can seriously impact your energy levels. Let\u2019s face it, women, on the whole, are busy-between work, family, and, hopefully, a social life; we\u2019re tired enough without having poor sleep quality (which often goes hand-in-hand with snoring).<\/p>

Research shows that women are more inclined to start snoring if they\u2019re obese, pregnant, or going through menopause[1]<\/sup><\/a>, but that doesn\u2019t mean you won\u2019t snore if none of these relates to you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Women snore just as loud as men<\/strong><\/h3>

It\u2019s hard to believe, but women can snore just as loud as men; we just don\u2019t admit it. Yup, it\u2019s true. Let\u2019s look at the stats.<\/p>

A study published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine noted that, compared to men, women reported snoring less often and described it as milder.[2]<\/sup><\/a> The study was completed at a university hospital over 18 months and reported that at least 36.5% of the women in the study who declared themselves as non-snorers were found to have severe or very severe snoring.\u00a0<\/p>

Should you be concerned about snoring? While snoring in itself is often harmless, the reason you snore may indicate a serious issue (and the people you keep awake could be seriously suffering too).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Is there a cause for concern? <\/strong><\/h3>
The link between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and snoring<\/h5>

For some people, severe snoring could indicate you have Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)<\/a>. It\u2019s important to note that not everyone who snores has OSA, but that snoring is a distinctive symptom of OSA. It\u2019s therefore important you investigate why you snore. You never know; it may be life-saving in the long run.<\/p>

OSA is a condition in which your breathing briefly stops involuntarily (called \u2018apneas\u2019) while you\u2019re sleeping, usually because the airway at the back of your throat narrows or blocks when you relax in your sleep.<\/p>

Traditionally OSA and snoring have been delegated to the realm of men.<\/p>

These days though, it is being increasingly recognised that women suffer from OSA too. Sadly, OSA in women is often missed, partly because we underrate and underreport typical symptoms like snoring, and because of the significant gender-related differences in the symptoms, diagnosis, and consequences of OSA[3]<\/sup><\/a>, it is often misdiagnosed.<\/p>

If left untreated, OSA in women can lead to an increased risk of heart disease, hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol), diabetes, asthma, arthropathy (a joint disease), and reflux\/gastritis.[4]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>

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Drop the stereotypes and ask for help<\/h3>

It\u2019s a fact. Women snore too. It\u2019s time to drop the stereotypes. Loud snoring is not normal for men or women<\/em>, and there may be reasons you do that could be detrimental to your health (and possibly your relationships). You can start by checking in with your partner to see whether your snoring is an issue and take it from there. Everyone deserves a good night\u2019s sleep. Even you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Over to you<\/h3>

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[1]<\/sup><\/a> Wimms, A., Woehrle, H., Ketheeswaran, S., Ramanan, D., & Armitstead, J. (2016). Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Women: Specific Issues and Interventions. BioMed research international, 2016, 1764837. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1155\/2016\/1764837<\/a><\/p>

[2]<\/sup><\/a> Westreich R, Gozlan-Talmor A, Geva-Robinson S, Schlaeffer-Yosef T, Slutsky T, Chen-Hendel E, Braiman D, Sherf Y, Arotsker N, Abu-Fraiha Y, Waldman-Radinsky L, Maimon N. The presence of snoring as well as its intensity is underreported by women. J Clin Sleep Med. 2019;15(3):471\u2013476.<\/a><\/p>

[3]<\/sup><\/a> Wimms, A., Woehrle, H., Ketheeswaran, S., Ramanan, D., & Armitstead, J. (2016). Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Women: Specific Issues and Interventions. BioMed research international, 2016, 1764837. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1155\/2016\/1764837<\/a><\/p>

[4]<\/sup><\/a> Greenberg-Dotan S., Reuveni H., Simon-Tuval T., Oksenberg A., Tarasiuk A. Gender differences in morbidity and health care utilization among adult obstructive sleep apnea patients. Sleep. 2007;30(9):1173\u20131180. [PMC free article<\/a>] [PubMed<\/a>] [Google Scholar<\/a>] [Ref list<\/a>]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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It may be a social stigma, but it\u2019s also a fact.\u00a0 Men aren\u2019t the only ones who snore. Let\u2019s face it, there are some things women are just not supposed to do. Society has conditioned us that women don\u2019t sweat, they glow; women aren\u2019t meant to burp loudly, fart, or snore (even though they are …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":13454,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[47,48,30,44,46,45],"class_list":["post-13453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sleep-health","tag-cpap","tag-oral-appliance-therapy","tag-snoring","tag-woman-snore","tag-woman-snoring","tag-women-snoring"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.somnomed.com\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.somnomed.com\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.somnomed.com\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.somnomed.com\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.somnomed.com\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13453"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/staging.somnomed.com\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13518,"href":"https:\/\/staging.somnomed.com\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13453\/revisions\/13518"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.somnomed.com\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.somnomed.com\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.somnomed.com\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.somnomed.com\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}