Snoring affects both the person who snores and their partner, and sometimes it becomes an element that can destroy a relationship or prevent a new one. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 45% of the world's population snores, affecting this disorder to the mood and health of partners who suffer.
Among the most common causes is weight gain, inflammation of the tissues of the upper respiratory tract, anatomical alterations and lifestyles, which include the consumption of alcohol (which causes the muscles to relax and make the airway collapse) and the abundant meals at night, which favor gastroesophageal refluxes
Snoring can affect the relationship in different ways:
- In the physical health of the person who snores.
- In the self-esteem of the person who snores.
- In health physical of the couple
- Creates negative emotions in the couple
In the physical health of the person who snores:
The person who snores may have slept, but has rested . This lack of sleep manifests itself with irritability, drowsiness, decreased performance and deprives them of very important functions such as energy recovery, body repair or memory consolidation. In addition, has no motivation to initiate a sexual encounter or falls asleep before starting it.
On the self-esteem of the person who snores:
The snoring can become a authentic social rejection since the people who suffer it are discriminated against and this can end up producing, in many cases, a symptom of inferiority directly affecting their self-esteem. This problem becomes a brake to find a relationship or to deteriorate the existing one, then this affects their self-assessment.
In the physical health of the couple:
In addition to influencing the rest of the snorer, it directly and negatively influences the rest of the companion. The fact of having a source of noise so close, repeatedly interrupts the sleep producing the micro-arousors that deform their normal cycle and in turn activate the nervous system of alertness, releasing stress hormones and altering the cardiovascular system. [19659002] Creating negative emotions in the couple
Sudden changes in oxygen levels, activation of the nervous system alert and repeated awakenings produce a change in emotional state of people, making them more aggressive, unfriendly and heavy. In addition validated scientific studies have shown that it causes a decrease in sexual desire.
Although there are many treatments the snorers resist in many cases, to undergo some and this entails finally to a physical separation of the couple during the night resting in separate rooms.
According to a study of the British Association of Snoring and Sleep Apnea, one in two couples recognizes that their sexual life has been seen severely affected by this cause.
Medical Sleep Center of the University of Illinois showed that couples in which one of their members snores or has concomitant sleep apnea have a rate of divorce much higher than the average.
Snoring does not only affect the life of a couple. Snoring associated with apnea (pauses in breathing) is directly related to the development of cardiovascular and brain diseases in addition to deficit in rest that affects muscular, ligamentary, postural alterations , low resistance to exercise and associated pain.
You will not end the problem with nasal patches, telling your partner to pinch you ... Start by reviewing your habits : if you have too many kilos, it is convenient to download of weight, avoid abundant meals before sleeping, sedentary lifestyle, sleep on one's side, and initiate medical treatment.
Before beginning any treatment, it must be the recognition of the problem the ] cooperation and the interest especially the snorer, to find a solution that makes possible the repairing rest of the couple.
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