What Causes Snoring?

What causes snoring and what the best NATURAL way to stop it?

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There are a number of reasons why you may snore.

* Age can be a factor. The older you get, the weaker your throat muscles become. Weak throat muscles cause the surrounding tissues to sag and vibrate.
* If you are overweight, your throat tissues are less firm and more inclined to vibrate when you breathe.
* A low-set, thick soft palate, or enlarged tonsils or adenoids (the spongy tissue between the back of the nose and throat) can narrow your airway.
* A longer-than-normal uvula (the triangular piece of skin that hangs from your soft palate) can limit airflow and increase vibrations as you breathe.
* Nasal blockages caused by allergies or a deviated septum (when the partition between your nose is crooked) can limit airflow through your nose. This forces you to breathe through your mouth where more flabby tissue is located.
* Alcohol and certain drugs (such as tranquillisers) affect your central nervous system, causing extreme relaxation of your muscles, including those in your throat.
* When you sleep on your back, your tongue falls backwards into your throat which can narrow your airway and partly block airflow.

(see article for treatment)

How Do you sleep with a snoring Partner?

It keeps me awake every night until 12 am , and I go to bed at 9 or ten o clock. I’ve tried coming up earlier, but it’s just too early. I’ve tried earplugs and listening to music, but it still won’t block the sound. We do have a spare room but no bed as we’ve just moved in? Help ? Thanks

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Have your partner see a doctor. There are some great treatments available.

Also, it may not eliminate it every time, but have him/her sleep on their side really helps.

snoring problem. how do you cure snoring? please help!!!?

hi guys, I’m having a problem while sleeping. i often snore and its quite loud. why do people snore and is there any cure for it? how do you stop or minimize snoring? i really want to cure so i won’t disturb people around me while sleeping. TIA
@crazychic

do you have a source for it for reference? TIA

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Listen, stopping snoring is a lot more simple than what you’ve read.

I was a chronic snorer – and it was causing all kinds of problems with my girlfriend.

I tried everything that you could buy from the pharmacy – i bouth nasal strips – throat sprays – lost wieght – everything.

Then I came across this a product called Slumber Guard which is sold in pharmacies across Australia – and you can also buy it online for free delivery worldwide.

I uses the same principles as what Doctors use to treat snoring. They use a treatment called mandibular advancement thereapy – what that means is that they use a device that holds your lower jaw in a forward position – to stop the throat airway from collapsing and causeing snoring. You will find that most problem snoring actaully comes from the throat and NOT from the nasal passages.

So try Slumber Guard – cos I know that it works for me.

How to sleep when somebody is snoring?

Help! It’s 2:37 in the morning and i can’t go to sleep cuz i’m sharing a room with my frickin sister and she’s snoring! ahhh!

Answer
Either:

Stop her from snoring (not going to happen) — you can wake her or ask her to change positions, but even if she is nice to oblige you, she is likely to fall back asleep and start snoring again before YOU can fall asleep unaided which leads me to

Put in ear plugs (if you have them) — the earplugs should lessen the amount of noise to the degree that it shouldn’t bug you, and you can always add a fan/music to provide “white noise” to mask her snoring… however, you might not have ear plugs, and so that leaves you with

Make her leave the room (hey, sleep is precious, right?) — if you are mean, or if you are nice, go to another room. maybe the living room couch? This will work as a temporary fix, but then again, we are only talking about tonight, right?

Long term, you need to look at her habits. If she always snores, then it might be a health problem. If she rarely snores, it might just be because she is extra tired tonight or has a cold, etc.

How can I stop Snoring?

Does anyone know a natural way to stop, or at least reduce snoring? I really don’t want to take drugs, but if there is a special matress, pillow, etc. that I can buy, please tell me.

I cannot sleep on my stomach. I always end up on my side or back.

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This article has some info about snoring that may be helpful.

How to cure snoring? It is affecting my partner.?

Any advice on how to eliminate snore?

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Snoring is not a disease. It is just habituation of the body. The persons having deep sleep, have this problem. In deep sleep muscles are much relaxed and they vibrate with respiration and snoring sound is created. Persons with the habit of lying and sleeping straight with face up towards the roof, mostly do this. So by sleeping on sides U can reduce this nuisance.