As discussed above, snoring is a symptom. This is a symptom that a person can't breathe easily, so they appear as sounds. Are you not sleeping? So what could be causing these problems? Respiratory tissues are not the only ones responsible for this annoying problem. These factors are not gender. This is a problem that affects both men and women, but men are twice as likely to snore as women. Snoring factors are related to our health and lifestyle.