2006-11-25 18:54:28 · 11 answers · asked by smilingontime 6 in Health ➔ Other - Health
The cause of snoring is some kind of blockage in the breathing passage. Those blockages can be of many kinds—here are just a few:
Tongue falling into the throat
Allergies
Throat weakness causing the throat to close during sleep
Mispositioned jaw, often caused by tension in muscles
Fat gathering in, and around, the throat
When the airflow in the breathing passage becomes irregular due to a blockage the soft palate may start flapping. This flapping of the soft palate is what makes the snoring sound.
Snoring cures almost all revolve around clearing the blockage in the breathing passage. This is the reason snorers are advised to lose weight (to stop fat from pressing on the throat), to stop smoking (smoking weakens and clogs the throat), and to sleep on their side (to prevent the tongue from blocking the throat).
Surgery is one option to cure snoring (for example a uvulopalatopharyngoplasty); dental appliances such as a mandibular advancement splint are another.
Different aids work for different people... good luck!
2006-11-25 18:57:37 · answer #1 · answered by deepseaofblankets 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes - several different approaches from laser surgery to a CPAP (continuous positive air pressure) machine that keeps the passages open.
need to have a sleep study done - ask your gen physician for a referral
I had 367 episodes in one 8 hr session where I stopped breathing for 35 seconds or more - Oxygen dropped to 77% (not supposed to go below 90) and only had stage 1 and 2 sleep - never got to three and four- the dream state.
After getting fitted for the CPAP, they want to have that down to 5-7 episodes per hour - mine dropped to 2,
MAN do I FEEL BETTER!
2006-11-26 02:58:58 · answer #2 · answered by tomkat1528 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Sleep on your sides to begin with and not on your back.
2.You can try the 'breathe right' that football players and other atheletes are said to use. It's a tape that sticks on your nose and you breathe better. It is a nasal dialator that lets you take in the right amount of air to your lungs. I don't know if they work. There are mixed reviews on this product.
3. Consult with your doctor
2006-11-26 03:01:05 · answer #3 · answered by happykat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this practice from YOGA.
Sit comfortably.
Close your eyes.
Hold one nostril in your thumb.
BREATH-IN FROM ONE NOSTRIL open FOR 15 TIMES.
BREATH OUT FROM THE SAME FOR 15 TIMES.
REPEAT FROM THE OTHER NOSTRIL FOR 15 TIMES.
NOW BREATH IN AND OUT FROM BOTH FOR15 TIMES.
PRACTICE ALTERNATELY FOR 15 TIMES.
DO THIS DAILY.
2006-11-26 03:12:56 · answer #4 · answered by SKG R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dnt sleep! thats d cure
2006-11-26 02:57:27 · answer #5 · answered by Lullllaaa........... 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
turn on the tv at 2 in the morning. youll find alot of commercials
2006-11-26 02:55:54 · answer #6 · answered by sobrien 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes, there is a mouth piece you can wear or a plasty can be perfromaed widening your nasal canal
2006-11-26 02:56:12 · answer #7 · answered by toreyjw1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
supposed to be those little things you tape over your nose to open the nostrils..
2006-11-26 02:55:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sure, 1st get a pillow...then apply over their face... then apply pressure....hold it there for about 3 mins...that should do the trick.
2006-11-26 02:56:32 · answer #9 · answered by Pacman35 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
try sleep sideways dont face up or down...
2006-11-26 02:56:15 · answer #10 · answered by Musah B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋