Snoring is noisy breathing through the mouth or nose during sleep. Everyone snores once in a while. People snore when they are congested. Even the baby or a beloved pet may snore. Mild snoring is the kind that is remedied by waking your partner and asking them to turn on their side to stop the snoring. Severe snoring is when your partner snores in any position and keeps you awake for some of the night.
If you sleep alone, you will find it more difficult to determine if you snore a little or a lot. Some snorers waken themselves with the noise and know that they snore. Others are awakened by neighbors in nearby apartments banging on the wall in the middle of the night. If you wake in the morning and do not feel rested after a good number of hours of sleep, you may wish to see a doctor and get tested for snoring at a sleep clinic.
