Dude, how many times are you going to ask this?
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It's often a sign that the person is overweight.
Dey fat?
Are they overweight?
I've likely had sleep apnea from before that age (I'm in my mid 30s now) and I never snored. I seem to recall that there isn't actually strong correlation between snoring and sleep apnea, although I could absolutely be wrong.
More indicative would be nocturnal gasping, waking up frequently, morning headaches and excessive tiredness, and lots of movement at night.
EDIT: also, weight is not a reliable indicator that one has sleep apnea. When I was diagnosed, I was 5'11" (180 cm) and weighed 130 pounds (59 kg). I was a very skinny man. I've packed on a sick beer gut since then without a worsening of my symptoms. Some people just have a shitty throatus that refuses to stay open.
There is a correlation, but not a causation. On the other hand, short interupts of breathing which are also audible are sure signs of sleep apnea.
Yeah, little gasping breaths are a super clear symptom. I'd wake my partner up by thrashing, and afterwards she said I'd always be gasping and lurching around. Many people snore, not so many do the whole unconscious "oh fuck I can't breathe" thing.
No idea about snoring at certain age ranges, but I'm 42 and as far as anyone/everyone has ever told me, I snore when laying on my back. I hardly ever snore when sleeping on my side though. I think there's something to it actually, I mean gravity affects people when laying down too.
people have told me that snoring at that age is not normal and a sign of sleep apnea.
They're just jealous. They know perfectly well that snoring indicates a superior intellect.
The most common form of snoring is associated with metabolic syndrome. Ectopic fat in the airway interfering with the airflow.
It's more common in adults, but certainly younger people have become more metabolically unhealthy recently.
Not sure of how normal but yes, it is definitely a sign of sleep apnea. Not a guarantee though.
All snoring is bad at any age.
This is not true. There are plenty people who snore but who do not have any negative effects from it, e.g. sleep apnea.
Everyone else around them is experiencing the negative effect.
dry mouth also leads to tooth decay
I disagree. I think the modified statement: there are many people who snore who have good quality of life is true.
There are downsides to snoring, one when you're asleep and vulnerable you're making noise so predators can find you. Obviously that's not a problem nowadays, but it's not how we're designed to operate
Snoring, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, etc, all of these are signs of metabolic syndrome. The vast majority of people in the West have metabolic syndrome right now, and well it may not affect their day-to-day life now, it can significantly impact their quality of life later. Being metabolically healthy today, including not snoring, helps avoid a lot of the issues we associate with growing old
While it's definitely not a great number, no, "the vast majority of people in the West" do not have metabolic syndrome. The actually number is about a third.
Snoring is one symptom of obesity, but also has a number of other unrelated potential causes, such as enlarged tissues in the nose and throat or enlarged tonsils. Snoring by itself does not mean you have a metabolic syndrome, nor does it mean you have sleep apnea.
Metabolically healthy Americans.... at 12%
My data shows 88% metabolically unhealthy as of 2016, so I'm guessing it hasn't improved since then.
But the exact numbers are not so important, the trend and prevalence
Snoring is one symptom of obesity, but also has a number of other unrelated potential causes, such as enlarged tissues in the nose and throat or enlarged tonsils. Snoring by itself does not mean you have a metabolic syndrome, nor does it mean you have sleep apnea.
100%, just that metabolic issues (being the most common) may be the most likely culprit, of course when working with a issue you rule out the easy things to rule out first.
You said "have metabolic syndrome," not "are not in optimal metabolic health." These are different.
We should also clarify this isn't just a western issue, but global.
Yes it's global. Your right - In my head I have metabolic syndrome on a spectrum following insulin resistance, so I'm using the 88% as metabolically unhealthy as on the spectrum of metabolic syndrome. I shouldn't do that, I know MetS has a clinical definition based on multi-factor presentation.