Why does almost every overweight person snore?

Just googled it and found this. I have no idea if it's true, but it sounds somewhat logical.

"Fat in your neck and throat narrows your air passages, making it harder to catch your breath. When you’re lying down, your body position further narrows the air passage. Snoring is the sound your sleeping body makes as it struggles to take in oxygen.

And that’s not all: the increase in body fat actually displaces good muscle tissue. You lose muscle tone, and the tissues in your throat become saggy—leading to more pronounced snoring."

afasdfs wrote:

Just googled it and found this. I have no idea if it's true, but it sounds somewhat logical.

"Fat in your neck and throat narrows your air passages, making it harder to catch your breath. When you’re lying down, your body position further narrows the air passage. Snoring is the sound your sleeping body makes as it struggles to take in oxygen.

And that’s not all: the increase in body fat actually displaces good muscle tissue. You lose muscle tone, and the tissues in your throat become saggy—leading to more pronounced snoring."

Thanks..too lazy to google. Still catching up on sleep here.

I've noticed this, too. I was fat for a while. At the height of my fatness, I suddenly started waking myself up snoring. Never happened before I was fat. Never happened after I got back into decent shape. But while I was fat, I couldn't sleep on my back because I'd start snoring if I did.

your sample population contains about 6 thats hardly most overweight people. Start sleeping with all the heavy ladies and find out if they really do all snore

dont think so wrote:

Start sleeping with all the heavy ladies and find out if they really do all snore

Why don't you. I already did my time.

because you're asking the question and i already do it anyways

because you're asking the question and i already do it anyways

Obstructive Sleep Apnea in about 90% of the cases.

isn't creating a thread on here more effort than googling something?

afasdfs wrote:

And that’s not all: the increase in body fat actually displaces good muscle tissue. You lose muscle tone, and the tissues in your throat become saggy—leading to more pronounced snoring."

That's actually wrong. All things being equal, fat people are more muscular than normal weight people.

Case in point, when I gained 40 pounds I could do 3 good clean pullups even though I didn't work out. Now I'm back in shape and I've lost the 40 pounds and I do pullups twice a week. But I can only do one or two pullups with a 40 pound vest.

Sleep apnea is a symptom of obesity.

Did your own snoring wake you up or did you fall asleep at work and someone told you that you sound like a garbage truck driver?

You got nothing on me. No one wants to sleep next to me

My husband is 5'9" and weighs around 155-160, so not over weight. He snores all of the time! I always pray to fall asleep first. He also wakes himself and me up with an extra loud snore/snort. He then goes right back to sleep (with the snoring) while I get to listen to the noise.

My fiance is very out of shape and has snoring issues.

I fall asleep with headphones on every night

I stay up almost Atleast 2 hrs before I can finally fall asleep if I don\'t have my headphones in.

And if he faces away from me it\'s great.

I have to face away from him because I can\'t. Stand the snoring.

I wish he didn\'t snore so loud. But, I noticed the more weight he gained his snoring became more an more untalerable. I know lots of ppl think it\'s just a over weight problem. But it\'s actually the related also to the flap in Ur throat that open n closes as u breath when the fatty tissues in your throat become more thick the flap has more n more trouble opening and closing like it should.

Sleeping on Ur back makes it harder for the flap to open. It\'s being compressed with fatty tissues.

None the less. Good luck sleeping tonight.

It\'s sad I know u love the person but have to hate the snoring. Be like me plug the earphones in. And put them on. Get comfortable in bed and play Ur favorite songs. Knock out. Presto. Answer ro Ur sleepless nights ...

Insomnia not for me tonight

Randy Oldman wrote:

Sleep apnea is a symptom of obesity.

My dad was 6' 180 lb and had sleep apnea. He was not thin but not obese.

BMI 21.5 and do snore (also make less than $450K a year and have not run sub 14 5K either, so less than an average letsrunner, but I do have a Ph.D. So what's your 5K PR, randy oldman?). Dentist said that the anatomy of mouth and throat make me susceptible to sleep apnea and that maybe I should have it checked.

Justin91 wrote:

afasdfs wrote:

And that�s not all: the increase in body fat actually displaces good muscle tissue. You lose muscle tone, and the tissues in your throat become saggy�leading to more pronounced snoring."

That's actually wrong. All things being equal, fat people are more muscular than normal weight people.

Case in point, when I gained 40 pounds I could do 3 good clean pullups even though I didn't work out. Now I'm back in shape and I've lost the 40 pounds and I do pullups twice a week. But I can only do one or two pullups with a 40 pound vest.

Lol I think you're just out of shape / weak guy. I weigh about 150lb and can do 20 pull ups easy, has nothing to do with weight. Goto the gym.

Snoring is common for all either they overweight or thin, but yes the chances of snoring is increase if you are overweight. People who are overweight may have extra tissues in the back of their throats that may narrow their airways. Likewise, if the triangular piece of tissue hanging from the soft palate (uvula) is elongated, airflow can be obstructed and vibration increased.

Regards

Anders Thomsen

SeniorAssociate at Asonor

Snoring is nature's way of revealing to predators where fatties are asleep.

Mind Runner wrote:

My husband is 5'9" and weighs around 155-160, so not over weight. He snores all of the time! I always pray to fall asleep first. He also wakes himself and me up with an extra loud snore/snort. He then goes right back to sleep (with the snoring) while I get to listen to the noise.

might not be overweight according to the bmi chart, but thats fat. BMI of 23.x, normal people are below 20.