Are there any natural solutions that can help my husband snoring?
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 at
9:26 am
He has tried the over the counter nose strips and the mouth spray. They help some but not enough. He just simply will not have surgery to stop the snoring. I simply need some sleep! Thanks.
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The above answer is ridiculous!! Anyways snoring is a sign of restrictive breathing and I actually would not recommend the surgeries whatsoever. They do not work and neither do home remedies. Most likely your husband has obstructive sleep apnea. Snoring is a very good indicator, although not always present. Sleep apnea is associated with many cardiac issues such as high blood pressure, heart failure, stroke and can be fatal if left untreated. Your husband needs to be evaluated by a board certified sleep physician and have a sleep study performed. The only proven effective treatment for sleep apnea is CPAP or continous positive airway pressure and it will stop the snoring so you can get your rest as well. Good luck
A very simple solution you can try is the following:
When you are awakened by his snoring, simply match his snoring and the rhythm of his snoring, and then when both of you are "in sync" with his snoring, then slowly quiet your snoring, and if you do this right, his snoring will follow your snoring until you will stop snoring and go back to sleep.
Another easy solution is the following:
Simply when he is snoring, whisper into his ear "you are snoring; stop snoring." Make sure not to make it so loud that he will awake from his sleep, but audible and gentle enough for his mind to hear the message. The message will get through to him, yet he will not be conscious of hearing it, and if it works, he should stop snoring.
Although snoring can be classified as a physiological problem, it is a result of a psychological problem, which can be caused by many factors (which I will not get into.)
Let me know how it works.
Maksim.