Well, the truth is snoring is widely spread among the young and the elderly alike and there is a wide range of factors responsible for it. However, there are many sleep and ENT specialists who can help detect the individual problems that are the real cause of snoring.
We can’t spend our lives poking a partner in the ribs every hour and holding the pillow round our ears. So, let’s take action! But before, let’s not forget that we are not the only victims; the snorers are having a hard time too while doing it – only think of the dry mouth and throat they get after a long night ‘performance’!
One of the techniques used for mild snorers who only snore when they are sleeping on their backs is propping up pillows in the middle of the bed; these create a wedge, which will make them feel uncomfortable and roll back on their sides. Yet, people who snore in any position and suffer from sleep apnea, which is the cessation of airflow during sleep, should seek more serious guidance with a specialist.
Other people snore as a result of allergies or a sinus problem. Straightening the nasal septum through surgery or even medication (nasal steroid sprays and antihistamines) can help.
Smoking and drinking before going to bed are to be avoided because alcohol is a muscle relaxant and it reduces the muscle tone in the airways, while nicotine is well-known for causing sleep disturbance.
Snoroplasty is a rather new method and it has proved to be more effective with women snorers than with men (it seems that women’s palates are less distorted). This procedure has greater success with people who are not obese and do not have big tonsils or other elements that might cause snoring.
If none of the above proves helpful, you should get separate bedrooms!
We can’t spend our lives poking a partner in the ribs every hour and holding the pillow round our ears. So, let’s take action! But before, let’s not forget that we are not the only victims; the snorers are having a hard time too while doing it – only think of the dry mouth and throat they get after a long night ‘performance’!
One of the techniques used for mild snorers who only snore when they are sleeping on their backs is propping up pillows in the middle of the bed; these create a wedge, which will make them feel uncomfortable and roll back on their sides. Yet, people who snore in any position and suffer from sleep apnea, which is the cessation of airflow during sleep, should seek more serious guidance with a specialist.
Other people snore as a result of allergies or a sinus problem. Straightening the nasal septum through surgery or even medication (nasal steroid sprays and antihistamines) can help.
Smoking and drinking before going to bed are to be avoided because alcohol is a muscle relaxant and it reduces the muscle tone in the airways, while nicotine is well-known for causing sleep disturbance.
Snoroplasty is a rather new method and it has proved to be more effective with women snorers than with men (it seems that women’s palates are less distorted). This procedure has greater success with people who are not obese and do not have big tonsils or other elements that might cause snoring.
If none of the above proves helpful, you should get separate bedrooms!
