Did you know that there are over 15 million snorers in the UK? Around 10 million are men and the rest are women. You might this snoring is a normal condition that only the unlucky get but it isn't actually normal. These and the following are facts from the British Snoring & Sleep Apnoea Association.
The main reason for most people's snoring problems is down to one of three things, they either are overweight, they smoke or they drink alcohol. Generally the louder the snorer snores, the likelihood is that it is due to being overweight. Once these issues have been eradicated snoring tends to disappear.
The actual sound of snoring is actually air turbulence which vibrates the structures in the upper airway' and the sounds range from 50dB to 100dB which believe it or not is equivalent to a pneumatic drill! Little wonder then those snorers and their bed partners are more likely to be hard of hearing than non-snorers and their partners.
Snorers and the partners of snorers struggle with just 3.5 hours sleep a night and are more than likely to suffer with health conditions than that of non snorers and visit the doctor far more often. Regular snorers are five times more likely to develop hypertension, heart disease and, strokes, Type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol than occasional snorers. Over a third of couples's report of disharmony within the relationship caused by snoring, this seems so unfair! This is one subject that has been researched as there are more than 1,000 studies of sleep deprivation published in the past 100 years.
The good news is that the bed partners of snorers physical and mental health improves significantly once the snorer has been treated successfully. In our hectic modern life styles in more important than ever to get as many hours sleep a night we can. In 1910 we were sleeping for approximately 9 hours per night. In 2009 we sleep for around 6-7 hours. So what are the options? How can you treat snoring?
There are plenty of products on the market such as throat sprays and nasal sprays and pills. Some people rate them others don't. But there is a new product on the market which uses the ancient healing art known as acupressure. You can buy a ring that goes on your little finger. It is a very natural and non-invasive way of stopping snoring. Some people find that wearing one on each finger actually stops it completely. This is great news as it's a very small price to pay for a good night's sleep.