12. Do people still snore in space? (A K2S Question)

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Snoring virtually disappears in weightlessness—but it can still happen. The reason that snoring is so infrequent in space may have something to do with the compression that gravity usually produces on our bodies. In weightlessness there is no compression of the tissues in the neck around the airway. As a result the airway is always open. So, if anything, you are going to breathe more easily in weightlessness.

Answer provided by Dr. Jay C. Buckey, Jr.


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