Editing Snoring (section)

==Epidemiology==
Snoring is one of the most common sleep disorders.<ref name="Bai2021" /> The reported prevalence of snoring varies significantly depending on the population studied,<ref name="Changsiripun2024" /> and because there is no universally accepted definition of snoring.<ref name="Stuck2019">{{cite journal |last1=Stuck |first1=BA |last2=Hofauer |first2=B |title=The Diagnosis and Treatment of Snoring in Adults. |journal=Deutsches Ärzteblatt International |date=29 November 2019 |volume=116 |issue=48 |pages=817–824 |doi=10.3238/arztebl.2019.0817 |pmid=31888795 |pmc=6947688}}</ref> Occasional snoring is almost universally present in humans. Habitual (primary snoring) is less common but still a common problem.<ref name="Chang2023" /> 

Snoring affects 2.6–83% of males and 1.5–71% of females.<ref name="Changsiripun2024" /> Snoring is more common in males than females.<ref name="Chang2023" /> In research about obstructive sleep apnea, it was found that the upper airway is longer and more collapsible in males, and that fat is distributed differently in males and females<ref name="Chang2023" />  

Snoring is more common in older people.<ref name="Changsiripun2024" /> However, after age 70, awareness of snoring decreases. This is possibly related to hearing loss.<ref name="ICSD-3" /> Snoring also has positive correlations with larger body-mass index, lower socio-economic status, and more frequent smoking and alcohol consumption.<ref name=":0" /> Snoring affects about 8–12% of children.<ref name="Chawla2015">{{cite journal |last1=Chawla |first1=J |last2=Waters |first2=KA |title=Snoring in children. |journal=Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health |date=September 2015 |volume=51 |issue=9 |pages=847-50; quiz 850-1 |doi=10.1111/jpc.12976 |pmid=26333074}}</ref>