http://www.My­Brez.com -​ Top 5 list of caus­es for sleep de­pri­va­tions as it re­lates to snor­ing: 125. Con­ges­tion and Re­lax­ation of the Nasal Pas­sages: Pri­ma­ry snor­ing (snor­ing with­out ap­nea), one of the most com­mon types of snor­ing, is of­ten the re­sult of a nar­row­ing of the nasal pas­sage­way due to con­ges­tion or re­lax­ation. 2. Sleep­ing Po­si­tion: Sleep­ing on your back can al­low the tongue to fall back­ward in­to the throat, nar­row­ing the air­way and ob­struct­ing air­flow. Side sleep­ing is one way to re­duce this prob­lem. 3. Al­co­hol Con­sump­tion: Al­co­hol and seda­tives de­press your cen­tral ner­vous sys­tem, caus­ing your mus­cles to re­lax. This in­cludes the tis­sues in your throat. Many peo­ple re­port in­creased snor­ing af­ter drink­ing. 4. Ex­cess Weight: Be­ing over­weight can al­so in­crease snor­ing. Ex­cess weight can cause loose throat tis­sues, which are more like­ly to vi­brate as you breathe. 5. Sleep Ap­nea: Char­ac­ter­ized by paus­es in breath­ing dur­ing sleep, sleep ap­nea is a se­ri­ous dis­or­der that may re­quire med­i­cal care. Dis­tribut­ed by Tube­mogul.