Snoring is considered a ?benign difficulty? by most persons who snore. A bit of a joke actually. But it is no joke to people who have to listen to it. No joke at all. Snoring can also be a sign that there is a deeper difficulty. It is related to obstructive sleep apnoea, but is not automatically the same.
It is similar to obstructive sleep apnoea too in that the sufferer is hardly ever aware of the problem ? that is left to a sleeping partner or everyone else in the house.
Deprivation of sleep may sound like bad luck or something that can be caught up on the next day, but in actual fact it goes a lot deeper than that. Those who have not had a good night?s sleep find it difficult to concentrate and may even nod off. This is obviously not a good concept if you are a driver.
Sleep apnoea causes a lack of quality sleep on a regular basis and so it is no surprise that sufferers of obstructive sleep apnoea run three times more risk of a driving accident or a serious accident at work than others. That is horrific enough, but the sleeping partner of a sufferer of obstructive sleep apnoea runs the same increased risk.
Apnoea also puts more strain on the heart and is a major issue in high blood pressure. It also starves the brain of oxygen with whatever effects that might have.
There are a number of methods of treating snoring (apnoea is normally treated with an oxygen mask known as CPAP).
There are nose strips which stop the walls of the nose collapsing and reverberating, if that is your problem. There are extraordinary pillows that raise the head reducing the weight of a heavy neck on the windpipe. There are dental appliances to prevent the tongue and other parts falling back into the airway causing an obstruction. There is acupuncture and there is hypnotism.
However, it is worth saying, that most of the loudest snorers are overweight. For these people, the first approach has to be to lose weight, because that will also benefit them in many other ways too.
Some people find that changing their sleeping position assists with their snoring. The worst position for snoring is lying on your back. Lying on your side is a decent manner of decreasing snoring as can lying on your front.
The thing to bear in mind is the weight of your skin and flesh weighing down on your airways, particularly on your throat. There is also the problem of your tongue and palate slipping into the back of your throat and either vibrating or blocking the passage ? lying on your side or front stops this happening.
Owen Jones, the writer of this article, writes on many subjects, but is currently busy with wholesale first aid kits. If you have an interest in RC vehicles, please go over to our website now at First Aid Courses Online.
Source: http://newhealthandfitness.org/2012/03/02/finding-a-remedy-for-snoring-for-a-good-nights-sleep/
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