Why Do Some People Snore So Loudly? describes what sleep apnea is, what causes it, why it triggers snoring, and some methods to treat sleep apnea. View the full video lesson here and discover the accompanying discussion concerns here..

For almost twenty years Ive gone to
an ice fishing camp every winter season with the exact same group of men (except for last winter). Some of them are rather loud snorers. The loud snorers have their own bunk space in the lodge. I was discussing this a few days ago when my child asked, “whats snoring?” My finest description for my four-year-old was “its a noise that some people make when theyre sleeping.” A better explanation is found in a TED-Ed lesson entitled
Why Do Some People Snore So Loudly?.