However, while snoring affects people of both genders and of all ages, it typically does afflict more men than women.  There are a few reasons for this. 

Overall, men’s necks tend to be larger than women’s necks; and thus there may be more fleshy tissue in there just waiting to combine with air flow and cause snoring. 

Another reason is that women produce the hormone called Progesterone, which is considered by some medical experts to be an aid in reducing or preventing snoring.  In fact, there are some anti-snoring treatments that involve Progesterone therapy for snoring men.

There are several health and lifestyle factors that contribute to snoring; and this is true for both men and women, since snoring is a condition that does affect both genders (though surveys suggest that men snorers outnumber women snorers by a ratio of 2:1). 

Some of the major health and lifestyle factors that can contribute to snoring include:

<    Allergies, which can clog the airway and trachea

<    Allergy medications, which can dry the nasal cavities

<    Cold and Flu, which can similarly clog the airway (this is why some people experience snoring only when they’re suffering a cold or flu)