Wake Up To Snoring: Snoring, Even With No Sleep Apnea, May Be Early Signs of Future Health Risks

Snoring may put you at high risk to have thickening or abnormalities in the carotid artery, greater even than those who are overweight, who smoke or have high cholesterol, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

The carotid arteries are the pair of arteries that supply the head, neck, and brain with oxygenated blood. The increased thickening in the lining of these two large blood vessels is a precursor to atherosclerosis, a hardening of the arteries responsible for many vascular diseases.