Snoring is a common phenomenon, and many people snore noisefully after falling asleep. However, interestingly, while snoring can be very noisy for others, snorers are often not woken up by their own snoring. This sparked curiosity, why can snorers continue to sleep in their own voices?
To answer this question, we first need to understand the cause of snoring. Snoring occurs when air passes through partially blocked airways while breathing, which can be a loose tongue or throat, or because of a blockage in the nose. When people go into a deep sleep, the muscles relax, including those in the throat and tongue, which causes narrowed airways and vibrations as air passes through, creating a snoring sound.
So why aren't snoring people woken up by their own voices? There are two main reasons for this.
First, people are more familiar with their own voices than outsiders. Everyone's voice has a unique resonance frequency, and people often hear their own voice in daily life, so they are more familiar with their own purr. Familiar sounds are not a threat to the human brain, so even hearing your own snoring during sleep will not attract attention or interfere with sleep.
Second, the human brain is asleep when snoring. Sleep is the process of resting and repairing the human body, and the human brain will also carry out self-protection mechanisms during sleep. When a person enters a deep sleep phase, the brain's ability to respond to external stimuli decreases, including its own purring. The brain has a suppressive effect on its own snoring, so that the snoring person is not awakened by his own voice.
In short, snoring people are not woken up by their own snoring, mainly because people are familiar with their own voices, and the brain has an inhibitory effect on their own snoring during sleep. However, snoring may also be a manifestation of poor sleep quality, if snoring affects the sleep of others, it is recommended that snorers seek medical attention in time to find solutions to problems to ensure good sleep quality for themselves and others.