Why do people sleep on their sides?

Answer 1

Snoring is caused when a flap of skin in the throat closes the windpipe. When a person breathes in and out, it makes that flap move. That makes noise. That is snoring. Try holding your lips together and slightly pushed out. Then breathe out. If you make a noise, that is the same principle. When some people turn on their side, that flap of skin falls out of the way and the person breathes normally. Some people require surgery to reduce the size of that skin. Others require c-pap machines to blow air in their throats to keep them from snoring. Some people have their breathing muscles get so exhausted from trying to push that flap of skin aside that they stop breathing. Their snoring kills them.

Answer 2

I sleep on my side, which is because I find it more comfortable than sleeping on my back or my tummy. Why people sleep on their sides can be for a number of reasons such as:

• The person snores

• They find it more comfortable

• They can get to sleep better

• They have pains or abnormalities sleeping on their tummy or their back

So if you're asking why people sleep on their sides, why specifically their sides? Why not back and tummy too? People all sleep differently, but most people would sleep lying down, and in that category, most people would sleep on their sides. You can get different pillows for side-sleepers, back-sleepers and tummy-sleepers, but at the end of the day a pillow is a pillow so it doesn't matter which you buy. Sorry if I'm getting off topic.