"Urok" is the ilocano term for 'snore'. It's a common sound to many but knowledge of its significance is uncommon to the majority. Here are some facts about 'urok' that you might not know about. When someone is snoring it can be very annoying to anyone else who is nearby and trying to sleep. It can also be unhealthy for the person who is snoring. Though snoring is often joked about, it really isn’t a laughing matter. Snoring is caused by the narrowing of the airway. When someone falls asleep and relaxes, his/her muscles relax too. As the muscles relax the airway becomes smaller which causes the snoring. If a person is very tired and falls into a deeper sleep the muscles relax even more. That’s why people who are very tired snore more often. Alcohol also relaxes the muscles more than usual. That’s why people find that they snore more after drinking alcohol. There are certain positions the body can lie that will cause more snoring as well. T...