Researches estimate that around 45% of men and 30% of women snore on a regular basis. In addition, people who are not regular snorers report causes of snoring as affected by drinking alcohol, when recuperating from a viral illness, or when under some medications. In general, as a person gets older and as he/she gains weight, snoring will worsen.

When we are asleep, the area at the back of the throat sometimes becomes constricted. Thus, the same amount of air that goes through this smaller opening makes the tissues surrounding the opening to vibrate. This, in turn, can cause sounds of snoring to be produced.