North Carolina Ranked In Top 15 Worst States for Snoring
Roughly 90 million people in the U.S. snore while sleeping each night (roughly 27% of the population). According to report by Mattress Next Day, North Carolina ranks in the top 15 states of heavy snoring in the country. In fact, it placed 11th on the list.
There are many reasons why people snore. Johns Hopkins Medicine says, “Snoring is the sound of obstructed breathing, which can be caused by some basic factors, such as poor muscle tone, bulky throat tissue, or a long soft palate or uvula.”
Sleep apnea, sleep deprivation, and heavy congestion can also be lead causes of snoring. Often those who are snoring do not realize they are doing so. Their partner or other people in the room certainly do, however. While snoring can certainly cause a disruptive night’s sleep for those who do it, the noise also creates sleepless nights for the roommates.
Johns Hopkins Medicine also suggests that snoring should be discussed with your doctor if you are one of the millions of Americans who do so. Some remedies can help depending on your situation. Certain devices, medications, and healthier lifestyle adjustments can help for a sounder and quieter sleep.
North Carolina the 11th Most Snore-Heavy State
As for North Carolina specifically, Mattress Next Day’s statistics show – 15.1% of adults snore. That equates to approximately 1,635,641 people.
Mattress Next Day took their research a step further, stating they analyzed Google Keyword Data on how to stop snoring and the overall term of “snoring.” In doing this, they explain how they were “able to reveal the states seeking home remedies, and those with the highest ‘embarrassment levels’ regarding snoring.” It appears North Carolina snorers were comfortable because the state did not rank in the top 15 of those researching or Googling snoring.
Methodology
To determine that North Carolina ranks in the top 15 states of heavy snoring, Mattress Next Day studied Statista and Google Search data. From there, they then “conducted an analysis to determine the number of people.”
North Carolina, South Carolina: This Map Shows Our Earthquake Danger
More on Loss Ratios across the US
While you might think of a handful of cities who are in danger of earthquakes, and those are on the West Coast, there is earthquake activity all around. “Although most economic loss is concentrated along the West Coast, the distribution of relative earthquake risk, as measured by the AELR, is much broader and reinforces the fact that earthquakes are a national problem,” FEMA says. “Relatively high earthquake loss ratios are throughout the western and central United States (states within the NMSZ) and in the Charleston, South Carolina, area.”
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The Big 55
You’ve heard of the Big Four, right? In metal music. Anyway, the Big 55 are the cities that experience the most earthquake activity. “Fifty-five metropolitan areas, led by the Los Angeles (including Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim) and San Francisco (including San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley) Bay areas, account for 85% of the total AEL,” FEMA says.
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Extra earthquake threat for Charleston, South Carolina
The FEMA report states, “Within the central and eastern United States, the New Madrid seismic zone (NMSZ) and the Charleston, South Carolina, area pose substantial earthquake threat.” As for safer areas, “The NMSZ covers parts of eight states: Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Mississippi. Together, they amount to approximately 15% of the total national exposure.”
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