Why Do Some People Snore So Loudly? discusses what sleep apnea is, what triggers it, why it causes snoring, and some ways to deal with sleep apnea. View 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 season with the exact same group of men (other than for last winter). A few of them are rather loud snorers. The loud snorers have their own bunk space in the lodge. I was discussing this recently when my child asked, “whats snoring?” My best explanation for my four-year-old was “its a noise that some individuals make when theyre sleeping.” A much better description is discovered in a TED-Ed lesson entitled
Why Do Some People Snore So Loudly?.