It is an unspoken truth that men snore more than women, and the reasons for this are more hormonal then notions of what is and is not “lady like”.
Studies during the early 1970s and 80s showed that men snore out of proportion greater than women and that was at a stunning 60 to 1. However, as incredible as it seems, studies performed in the last 10 years have shown that ratio to shift to an even more amazing 2 to 1. Why is this?
As it genuinely baffled the British scientist who did the original study, quite a bit of effort was put in to disprove the more recent studies results. But things such as environmental factors, the fact that women are prescribed antidepressant medication at a rate of eight times more than men, and lifestyle changes all played a role in the new 2 to 1 ratio. Despite this, women are more likely not to make an appointment with their doctors in regards to how to stop snoring due to lingering societal stereotypes.
Obstructive sleep apnea is still more prevalent among men due to the larger pharynx of the male physiology, and the fact that female hormones act to constantly keep women’s airways open during their sleep. But as far as simple chronic snoring, the new 2 to 1 ratio shows that snoring can no longer be considered an exclusively male body function.
We hear also that women actually fart as well, but still have no audio data with which to prove this hypothesis.