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The sound of your airway performing a nightly one-man tribute to a chainsaw.
means The rough, rattling noise made when breathing is partly blocked during sleep, usually by a floppy soft palate or relaxed throat tissue vibrating as air squeezes past.
from 'Snore' is an old word, likely imitative — built to sound like the thing it names, the way 'snort' and 'snarl' do. It traces back through Middle English 'snoren' to Old English/Germanic roots tied to snorting and grunting noises, cousins of words for noisy breathing across the Germanic languages. No grand story here — just centuries of people hearing a sound and naming it after itself.
- cause
- throat tissue vibrating as airflow squeezes past it
- volume record
- loudest snore hit 111.6 decibels, like a jackhammer
- side sleeping
- reduces snoring by keeping the tongue off the throat
- warning sign
- loud chronic snoring can signal sleep apnea, not just annoyance