Can Snoring Damage Your Health?
Snoring in itself is not dangerous but can be embarrassing and may be disturbing to partners and people sharing a room.
Snorers may not be aware of their snoring at first and it can go unnoticed for some time.
You will be politely told by your partner or friends not to share their room tonight.
It is stated that 40% of men snore and about 30% of women.
This is not entirely true as men seem to snore more often and at a much younger age but women catch up to about equal after menopause.
So what do you know about snoring? How does it start? How can you cure it if you don't know anything about it? Let me explain.
When falling asleep, the muscle tissues in the upper nasal cavity (soft palate) and throat area relax and start to vibrate with the air passing through thus creating the snoring noise.
There you have it.
With increasing age and a more comfortable lifestyle (e.
g.
putting on weight, less activity, too many wines!) snoring may increase and at times the snorer can wake during the night gasping for air.
This may also be the first sign of a much bigger problem - OSA (Obstructive Sleep Apnea).
But let's stay with the snoring for a minute.
What can you do about it? There are pages full of gadgets on the Internet.
You may try some of the cheaper ones first or try exercising more, losing weight or changing your sleeping position.
You can even try using the tennis ball in the pajamas method.
But if you are after a more rapid and more immediate solution you need to look into it a bit more seriously.
Oral and palatal devices are the next most cost-effective and successful solution before a divorce.
You might consider them first.
Recent Australian sleep clinic studies had some interesting medical test results.
Snorers may not be aware of their snoring at first and it can go unnoticed for some time.
You will be politely told by your partner or friends not to share their room tonight.
It is stated that 40% of men snore and about 30% of women.
This is not entirely true as men seem to snore more often and at a much younger age but women catch up to about equal after menopause.
So what do you know about snoring? How does it start? How can you cure it if you don't know anything about it? Let me explain.
When falling asleep, the muscle tissues in the upper nasal cavity (soft palate) and throat area relax and start to vibrate with the air passing through thus creating the snoring noise.
There you have it.
With increasing age and a more comfortable lifestyle (e.
g.
putting on weight, less activity, too many wines!) snoring may increase and at times the snorer can wake during the night gasping for air.
This may also be the first sign of a much bigger problem - OSA (Obstructive Sleep Apnea).
But let's stay with the snoring for a minute.
What can you do about it? There are pages full of gadgets on the Internet.
You may try some of the cheaper ones first or try exercising more, losing weight or changing your sleeping position.
You can even try using the tennis ball in the pajamas method.
But if you are after a more rapid and more immediate solution you need to look into it a bit more seriously.
Oral and palatal devices are the next most cost-effective and successful solution before a divorce.
You might consider them first.
Recent Australian sleep clinic studies had some interesting medical test results.
