Why Do Some People Snore So Loudly? discusses what sleep apnea is, what causes it, why it triggers snoring, and some ways to deal with sleep apnea. Enjoy the full video lesson here and find the accompanying discussion questions here..

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