Why Do Some People Snore So Loudly? explains what sleep apnea is, what causes it, why it triggers snoring, and some methods to treat sleep apnea. See the complete video lesson here and find the accompanying discussion questions here..

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