How to Stop Snoring
February2nd,2010Whether you are the person kept up at night by your partner’s snoring or your own snoring is keeping you from getting a peaceful restful sleep, there are some natural snoring cures that are worth trying for snoring relief.
Lose Weight
When you are overweight your neck tissue becomes bulky and this will increase your snoring. Most people with snoring issues are overweight. The extra body weight can suppress the respiratory system and cause the snoring. It is recommended that losing just 10% of your body weight can alleviate snoring.
Adjust Sleep Position
Snoring is the throat vibrating as we sleep. This can happen for a variety of reasons. Typical culprits range from blocked nasal passages, likely from allergies or a deviated septum, to a thick soft palate, enlarged tonsils or adenoids and a swollen uvula. Airflow becomes disrupted and the tissues in the back of the throat are more inclined to vibrate as we sleep, resulting in the sound of snoring.
You can manually raise the head of the bed. Placing blocks, wedges, flat boards or old phone books underneath the legs at the top of the bed can do this. Raising the bed four inches is the usual recommendation for snoring relief.
Sleeping on your side, rather than flat on your back, can provide snoring relief for some,Sleeping flat on your back your tongue falls backwards into your throat and just becomes a hindrance to airflow.It is often recommended that you use a few extra pillows to keep your head elevated as you sleep. You can also look into buying a special snore pillow that can keep your head and neck properly aligned. Not only is this a snoring cure but it can also provide relief for some common back and shoulder pain as well. However, many people will eventually find that snoring becomes persistent regardless of sleep position. In this case, other measures should be taken.
Try A Humidifier
Sometimes a good humidifier or warm mist vaporizer in your bedroom can provide some snoring relief. Especially if you notice that snoring is more prevalent in the winter when the air is dryer. Humidifiers put moisture back into the air and keep your nose from drying out.
Putting a towel over your head and inhaling steam, or inhaling the essential oils listed above from a cloth, can also loosen mucus-causing congestion and act as snoring cures.
Avoid Alcohol And Sedatives
People will sometimes turn to sleeping pills to help them sleep. Sleeping pills, muscle relaxers, anti-depressants, anti-anxiety medication and similar sedatives will suppress your breathing drive.
It’s even suggested that you avoid drinking alcohol or eating a heavy meal three hours prior to bedtime as these things can produce a similar effect.
Nasal Strips
Nasal strips, available at any pharmacy, are perhaps one of the most tried and true snoring remedies. They may look funny but they work by picking up the sides of the nose. This opens up the nostril airways, allowing for increased airflow, and snoring relief. It makes sense. Clogged sinuses make it more likely that you will breathe through your mouth and snore as a result. Success may vary from individual to individual but nasal strips are definitely worth a try.
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