What is the best stop snoring home remedy?
Monday, February 15th, 2010 at
12:12 am
I have had problems my whole life with snoring, and was wondering if anyone had suggestions for the best stop snoring home remedy. It’s really been bothering me recently, and I want it to stop already! Any help would be appreciated.
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You really should see your doctor and be tested for sleep apnea or nasal or throat polyps, or sinus troubles.
Some things to try at home:
1. the nasal strips (Breathe Right is a brand name). Those can help with snoring and for nasal congestion.
2. Don’t sleep on your back. My husband snores, but i’ve noticed it doesn’t happen if he is sleeping on his side. Prop with pillows to keep yourself from rolling onto your back.
3. Raise the head of your bed up on blocks.
4. Lose weight. If you have a thick neck, that will partially block your airway and cause snoring.
5. Get more rest. My hubby tends to snore when he is more tired than usual.
6. Make sure you are drinking plenty of fluids. At night mucous membranes dry out and could lead to snoring.
And again, see your doctor to be checked.
put a rolled towel or a tennis ball behind your neck instead of a pillow when you sleep.
Ask a dentist doctor about this guard that you put inside your mouth. I’ve seen it on TV when it advertised. It’s like a jelly denture that you put inside your mouth. Except it’s in one piece from top to bottom. It opens up your throat passage to allow more air to circulate down and up your throat. I wish I could remember the name but my discription should give you some idea on what to say to your dentist or maybe even doctor.
You can use some of the suggestions that these other people mentioned. The best thing you can do is to try to rest on your back and keep your head upright with a pillow or something. Those snore guards they mentioned work, but they are very uncomfortable.
Try and reduce the amount of alcohol you drink at night, as this may also be a reason why you may be snoring. You could also look into a product called snore zip. Its some sort of homepathic spray which is supposed to reduce fluid/mucus build up and allow for normal breathing. Check out the link below.
http://www.snorezipreviews.com/
Snoring is one of those things that can be a problem for you and the people around you. If you want to stop snoring, it is important to consider the cause and severity of your snoring. Identifying the cause can help you choose the right cure.
It makes sense to try some simple non-invasive treatments first to see if they’ll reduce or prevent your snoring.
Here are some of those non-invasive tips to stop the snoring:
• sleep on your side – there’s a higher chance of snoring if you lie on your back, and sleeping on your stomach will kill your neck.
• keep a regular sleep schedule – and make sure you get enough sleep, many people snore only when they are overly tired
• elevate your head when sleeping – you can increase the angle of your bed by raising the head of the bed or use pillows to raise your upper body, don’t just raise your head that’ll put more pressure on your air way and have the opposite effect.
• avoid alcohol and tranquillizers – they basically cause the muscles of your jaw and throat to relax, increasing your changes of snoring.
• Treat your allergies – if your nose is stuffy it may force you to breathe through your mouth when sleeping. If your nose is stuffed I recommend using a neti pot, the are incredibly effective, natural and pretty cheap to.
• buy a mouth guard – mouth guards will keep your jaw muscles from relaxing too much, and prevent snoring. It may not be too attractive to your significant other but it’ll help you both get some sleep!
• Lose weight – when you’re heavier the extra weight puts pressure on your airway, causing snoring.
• if you smoke try to stop – smoking damages your respiratory system, which doesn’t help in the snoring department
Excessive snoring may also mean you have a more serious problem like sleep apnea.
If you wake up with a headache, are extremely tired during the day, don’t feel refreshed when you wake up, have trouble concentrating or a very low attention span, or wake up during the night choking and gasping for breath you should probably see a doctor.
Mild snoring that isn’t related to sleep apnea responds well to home remedies. Finding a cure for your snoring problem can result in an improved quality of life for you and your loved ones.
An effective and pretty simple solution is doing throat exercises, here’s a website with interesting information on the snoring exercises: http://www.thestopsnoringexerciseprogram.com/?hop=4safetynow
Try http://www.homeremedyworld.com