Snoring May Up Cardiac Risk in Women, Says Study

Women who snore may be at a higher risk of cardiac impariment than men, a study has claimed.

Women who suffer from obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) as well as snoring may be at a greater risk of impairment of cardiac function than men, says a new research.

Snoring may be a sign of OSA, which is a serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts.

While there are several symptoms of OSA including gasping for air during sleep, waking with a dry mouth, morning headache and irritability, loud snoring is a common sign.