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Vibrations from snoring may block up your arteries -Study

Snoring not only puts you in your partner's bad books and can lead to a sharp jab in the ribs, but latest research shows it can affect your eyesight, too.
Researchers in Taiwan recently announced that people with the condition sleep apnoea, which causes loud snoring, are  almost twice as likely to develop the eye disorder glaucoma.

Three million Britons have sleep apnoea, where the tissue of the throat muscles collapse, triggering snoring and, in some cases, stopping the flow of air altogether, leading to a person briefly waking.

Taiwanese scientists analysed data from 1,000 patients with sleep apnoea and 6,000 without it. Sufferers were 1.67 times more likely to develop glaucoma - where increased pressure within the eyeball causes gradual loss of sight.

Researchers believe sleep apnoea may reduce the amount of oxygen getting to the eye, increasing the risk of glaucoma, but say more research is needed.

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Snoring can trigger stroke and heart trouble, too. Frequent snorers are more likely to develop narrowed carotid arteries - the main arteries in the neck that supply oxygenated blood to the brain, according to one study.

Researchers at the University of Detroit believe that the trauma caused by the vibrations of snoring may result in inflammation that leads to arteries thickening. They say this is the first stage of atherosclerosis, where the arteries become stiff and furred.

This can increase the risk of stroke; however some experts say more research is needed to prove this link.

'Whether vibrations of snoring can damage the carotid artery is possible, but as yet unproven,' says Dr Philip MacCarthy, clinical director of cardiovascular services at King's College Hospital, London.

Snoring has also been linked to hardening of the arteries around the heart, which can lead to heart attacks. It's thought this may be due to sleep apnoea. This can increase inflammation in the body, which may contribute to furred arteries.

Source: Dailymail

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