Stop Keeping your Partner Awake

Problem one of the most common and chronic ailments is incessant snoring at night.  It causes whoever’s in the vicinity to have a hard time getting a good night’s sleep as well as keeps you from getting completely comfortable at night.  Though it’s not exactly life threatening, it is a  common health problem that can, in fact, cause long term damage to your throat, and in rare cases cause your teeth short term damage.  There are a couple of snoring remedies that will help you get through the night without a single complaint or annoying glares from your neighbours or your partner.

The first solution to your snoring is to alter the way in which you sleep.  If you’re prone to sleeping on your back, the air isn’t being distributed properly throughout your body.  Sleeping on your back also forces your head and neck to be arched back –uncomfortably and dangerously at times (remember the Elephant Man?  Slept with on his back, his head tilted backwards, and he was a goner).  When you first get into bed, try sleeping on your sides.  The weight will properly distribute to all parts of your body, it will also ensure that there’s no blockage between your air tube and your nose –meaning it ensures that your throat isn’t closing up because your head’s tilted back.

Another snoring remedy involves the quality of mattress that you own.  For many, the reason why they favour sleeping on their backs is because that’s the only way they can get comfortable on an uncomfortable mattress.  If you’ve got a mattress that’s older than 10 years old, it’s probably time to get a new one.  A mattress that’s too firm will cause your body aches and pains; too soft and you have the possibility of getting unnaturally shifts in weight throughout your body.  Getting a newer mattress means that you can sleep comfortably enough to eradicate the need to lie on your back and thusly eradicating your ability to snore.

Consider this as a snoring cure:  gargling before you go to bed.  If you gargle with a cup of water at night, you’ll be loosening up the matter at the back of your throat as well as moistening your throat.  A dry throat means a heavy snore.  If you gargle, you’ll not only be saving yourself the discomfort of confronting an angry mob of residents in your flat, you’ll also be keeping your throat away from soreness or, in some cases, infection.  Keep your throat well lubricated before you go to bed and your snoring problems will become a thing of the past.

Finally, one of the easiest ways to cure your snoring is through pharmaceutical intervention.  No, this doesn’t mean you have to go get a pill to make sure that you’re not the neighbourhood alarm.  There are a couple commercial products, such as various nose strips, that help to unblock the nasal cavity, which ensures a steady flow of air through your nose.