Snoring
Snoring is one of those inconvenient things -- like smelly feet, sweaty palms, and allergies -- that some people suffer with while other people never experience. Up to 20 percent of the population may experience problems with snoring. The rest of us have no problem with it, unless we're married to someone in the 20 percent.
¬Snoring is an anatomy problem involving the soft tissue at the back of the throat. This is the same tissue, by the way, that allows you to swallow, gargle and talk like Donald Duck. When snoring, the problem is too much tissue. The tissue (including the soft palate, uvula and tonsils) relaxes and vibrates against the back of the throat during breathing, creating quite a bit of noise. Think of the noise that a balloon makes when you let the air out of it. That noise is not unlike snoring, and it shows how soft structures can create noise when they flap against each other.
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¬Snoring is an anatomy problem involving the soft tissue at the back of the throat. This is the same tissue, by the way, that allows you to swallow, gargle and talk like Donald Duck. When snoring, the problem is too much tissue. The tissue (including the soft palate, uvula and tonsils) relaxes and vibrates against the back of the throat during breathing, creating quite a bit of noise. Think of the noise that a balloon makes when you let the air out of it. That noise is not unlike snoring, and it shows how soft structures can create noise when they flap against each other.
For more articles on snoring and sleep, check out the links on the
Have you ever opened the hood of your car and wondered what was going on in there? A car engine can look like a big confusing jumble of metal, tubes and wires to the uninitiated.
Car Engine Image Gallery
Photo courtesy General Motors
The Corvette ZR1's supercharged 6.2-liter V8 engine produces 620 horsepower standard. See more pictures of car engines.
You might want to know what's going on simply out of curiosity. Or perhaps you are buying a new car, and you hear things like "3.0 liter V-6" and "dual overhead cams" and "tuned port fuel injection." What does all of that mean?
In this article, we'll discuss the basic idea behind an engine and then go into detail about how all the pieces fit together, what can go wrong and how to increase performance.
Quiz Corner
How much do you know about engines and what they do? Test your knowledge with our Engine Quiz!The purpose of a gasoline car engine is to convert gasoline into motion so that your car can move. Currently the easiest way to create