{"id":10234,"date":"2020-06-26T13:05:56","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T18:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/liceaga.facmed.unam.mx\/revistas\/masalud\/?p=10234"},"modified":"2025-09-26T17:40:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T23:40:04","slug":"por-que-roncamos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/massalud.facmed.unam.mx\/index.php\/por-que-roncamos\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 roncamos?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\u00bb1&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.4.8&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.4.8&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=\u00bb4.4.8&#8243; type=\u00bb4_4&#8243;][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttp:\/\/liceaga.facmed.unam.mx\/revistas\/masalud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ronquidos_Mesa-de-trabajo-1-scaled.jpg\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.4.8&#8243; title_text=\u00bbRonquidos_Mesa de trabajo 1&#8243; hover_enabled=\u00bb0&#8243; custom_margin=\u00bb-124px|||||\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.4.8&#8243; hover_enabled=\u00bb0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 roncamos?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cuando la v\u00eda respiratoria superior presenta alguna obstrucci\u00f3n o flacidez y se cierra o colapsa, el aire produce una vibraci\u00f3n al pasar y el ruido que provoca es al que se le conoce como ronquido.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00bfSab\u00edas que los ronquidos son muy comunes, pero no son normales?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>En M\u00e9xico, m\u00e1s del 50% de los hombres presentan ronquidos, en las mujeres tambi\u00e9n es muy com\u00fan, pero en menor porcentaje. S\u00f3lo son normales cuando presentamos alguna enfermedad de la v\u00eda respiratoria, como gripe por la obstrucci\u00f3n del moco.<\/p>\n<p>Si roncas muy frecuentemente, m\u00e1s de 3 veces a la semana, es importante que seas valorado por un otorrinolaring\u00f3logo.<\/p>\n<p>Las causas pueden ser todo lo que altera la v\u00eda respiratoria superior: algo que obstruya o inflame la nariz, que el ala sea m\u00e1s peque\u00f1a o m\u00e1s fl\u00e1cida, una desviaci\u00f3n del tabique, que los cornetes sean grandes, existencia de rinitis al\u00e9rgica; lengua, \u00favula, paladar o am\u00edgdalas grandes y flacidez en alguna zona de la v\u00eda respiratoria.<\/p>\n<p>En M\u00e9xico, uno de los principales factores de riesgo es la obesidad, esto ocasiona que se formen dep\u00f3sitos de tejido graso en cualquier parte de la v\u00eda respiratoria, lo que hace que se cierre m\u00e1s y que ese tejido sea m\u00e1s fl\u00e1cido.<\/p>\n<p>El roncar no est\u00e1 directamente relacionado con las enfermedades metab\u00f3licas o cardiovasculares, a excepci\u00f3n del S\u00edndrome de la Apnea del Sue\u00f1o, en la que m\u00e1s del 98% de las personas lo presentan. En este caso si hay afectaciones cardiovasculares debido a que la sangre y los \u00f3rganos no se oxigenan adecuadamente, por lo tanto, el coraz\u00f3n debe trabajar forzadamente y existe mayor riesgo de su agrandamiento, infarto, arritmia, hipertensi\u00f3n arterial y pulmonar, diabetes mellitus o embolias cerebrales y pulmonares.<\/p>\n<p>Para elegir el mejor tratamiento se debe considerar la valoraci\u00f3n f\u00edsica del paciente y su historia cl\u00ednica. Una polisomnograf\u00eda determinar\u00e1 si los ronquidos se asocian al S\u00edndrome de Apnea Obstructiva del Sue\u00f1o. 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