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Do fat people snore more?

An increased occurence of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is associated with people fatter than they should be (higher BMI) and I'm guessing that they probably snore more. Many of us gain weight with middle age and many people find they start snoring in advance years so maybe there's a link that we can confirm by common experience. (OSA is a narrowing and collpsing of the breathing pasages during sleep which wakes people up (usually briefly) http://thorax.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/56/...

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Yes they do......it has been proven.....and I put on some weight and began snoring....I have lost it all now for about 6 years and do not snore anymore

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  • me
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    I have noticed that as well. I'm sure that the stress on the rib cage, inner organs and then need for more energy to pump blood through larger mass plays a great role in snoring. The oxygen saturation it seems would go down as well.

  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I really think this is true. I have seen some people so big that they even tend to make snoring noises while awake! It has to have something to do with their weight.

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  • 1 decade ago

    My husband is a bean pole and he snore and I am a little chubby and I don't

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes! It does, the more weight you have it's harder to breath so you develop snoring!

  • ncgirl
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Yes my doctor told us that obese people stop breathing during the night(sleep apnea) and when the breath returns they snore.

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