subject: How to stop snoring and enjoy a better sleep life [print this page] How to stop snoring and enjoy a better sleep life
There are many ways to stop snoring
Exercise, loss of weight, stop snoring devices, surgery, medication and the list goes on. Identifying the cause of snoring may be the most important step you can take to stop snoring. This is because snoring can be traced to different causes that are responsible for the obstruction of the air passage.
People snore for various reasons: they may snore because of nasal congestion caused by reaction to allergies. It may be a sinus infection that blocks the nasal passages because of mucus. Or even the lying down position of the person. Snoring may be caused by a large tonsil, weak tongue muscle and tissues around the throat.
Whatever may be responsible for snoring, it is advisable to first of all identify it- as it is said, a problem identified is half solved.
If for example you recently began to snore and you just added some extra pounds of weight. The snoring may be directly correlated to the weight gain. The step to take to reverse that should be a loss of weight.
If you have a weak tongue muscle and throat tissue, there are exercises on how to stop snoring. The tongue and the tissue around the throat relax during sleep. This partially obstructs the air passage creating a strange noise while breathing. Therefore, throat muscle exercise will help to solve the problem of a weak tongue and throat muscle.
Sleeping with an open mouth can cause the nasal passages and throat to vibrate. Snoring sounds occurs as air escapes this vibration. For this there is a chin snoring strap that holds the jaw in a slightly forward position. It is noteworthy that the nasal air passage should be clear for proper breathing in this case.
There are cases whereby you try almost all of the available options on how to stop snoring but you do not get any relief from them. In this kind of situation, it is advisable to see a doctor who may recommend surgery. This is because of the discovery of a large soft palate or uvula tissue at the rear of your mouth or even a much narrowed air passageway.
Personal lifestyle habits have been traced to boost snoring among people.
Eating heavily before going to bed
Drinking a lot of alcohol
Smoking
Consuming large amount of dairy based food.
This is an identification plan to trace the cause of your night time snoring.
For example if you drink a lot of alcohol, slow down on this for a few days and watch for effect.
Devices, medication and exercises that will help you on how to stop snoring are available for your use. There are air pressure devices to keep the nasal and throat airway passage open. There are mouthpiece devices created by dentists to keep the lower jaw forward preventing the obstruction of the windpipe and airway. There are nasal strips to lift up the nose and open the nasal passages. There is also the throat lubricating spray which helps in moisturizing the throat and nasal passages, thus reducing vibration. And last but not the least on this list is the anti snoring chin strap which holds the jaw in a slightly forward position that keeps the airway open.
