{"id":94,"date":"2017-12-08T07:04:43","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T07:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/snoringadvice.org\/snoringadvice\/?p=94"},"modified":"2017-12-08T07:04:43","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T07:04:43","slug":"the-jaw-causes-snoring-and-sleep-apnea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snoringadvice.org\/snoringadvice\/the-jaw-causes-snoring-and-sleep-apnea\/","title":{"rendered":"The Jaw Causes Snoring and Sleep Apnea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Most people do not pay attention to their jaws. It moves automatically when we speak, eat, and breathe. <\/p>\n<p>However, almost everyone has too much tension in his or her jaw muscles, preventing them from do these automatic things properly. <\/p>\n<p>This is the reason some people mumble when they talk; others snore when they sleep.<\/p>\n<p>If this is your snoring and sleep apnea issue, your jaw slides backward when you sleep, pressing on your throat, and blocking your airways. <\/p>\n<p>The air pressure then causes the soft tissue in your breathing passages to vibrate, creating the irritating snoring sound.<\/p>\n<p>If your jaw slides far enough back, it can block the airflow even further\u2014 in the most severe cases\u2014causing sleep apnea.<\/p>\n<p>Mouth pieces are most often recommended in this situation. Other people have had some results from using specific jaw straps.<\/p>\n<p>If your self-test reveals that your jaw is the main cause of your snoring and\/or sleep apnea, I\u2019ll tell you about other treatment options I find more effective.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta admin_label=&#8221;Snoring Test CTA&#8221; button_url=&#8221;http:\/\/snoringadvice.org\/snoringadvice\/the-snoring-and-sleep-apnea-self-test\/&#8221; max_width=&#8221;500px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Arial||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;30&#8243; body_font=&#8221;Arial|on|||&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;30&#8243; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_size=&#8221;47px&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#e09900&#8243; button_border_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; button_font=&#8221;Arimo||||&#8221; button_use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; button_icon=&#8221;%%3%%&#8221; button_icon_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; use_background_color=&#8221;off&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Begin Self Test&#8221; button_border_width=&#8221;7px&#8221; button_border_radius=&#8221;34px&#8221; button_text_color_hover=&#8221;#e02b20&#8243; button_bg_color_hover=&#8221;#7cda24&#8243; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#7EBEC5&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; button_letter_spacing=&#8221;0&#8243; button_icon_placement=&#8221;right&#8221; button_on_hover=&#8221;on&#8221; button_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most people do not pay attention to their jaws. 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