How can I stop snoring?
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There is a possiblity you have sleep apnea.  My husband had sleep apnea and he would stop breathing for a few seconds up to 2 minutes, then wake up and gasp for air.  This is a seriouse disease and people who are not treated can die from it.  \n\nI highly suggest you tell your doctor about it and have him schedule a sleep lab test.  You will go to a sleep lab in your area and spend one night.  They hook you up on a monitor with a lot of little wires that is painless and attached to your head, arms and legs.\n\nOnce you have compleated the over night sleep study lab, your doctor will receive the test results.  If the sleep lab says you do have sleep apnea, there is an easy corrective surgery that will take care of it.\n\nYou will be sent with your doctors orders to the hospital.  You should have your tonsils, adnoids, uvula (the thing that hangs in the back of your throat), the back part of your pallet, septum (bone in your nose straightened out or removed), and soft tissue removed from your throat.  This is what they did with my husband.  You will most likely be in the hospital for an over night stay while they monitor your sleeping.  You will be able to eat popsicles and ice cream only while at the hospital.  Once you get home, you will need to drink luke warm soup broath for a few days before trying to eat.\n\nThis surgery will save your life and there is a possiblity you will not need to be on a C-pap breathing machine.\n\nAlso you will have to loose some weight becasue if you continue to gain weight, then your tissues in your throat will become thick again and you will begin snoreing.  Sleep on your sides or stomach and this helps with the snoreing problem until you get to a sleep lab.\n\nHere is a web site that describes sleep apnea:  \n\nhttp://health.yahoo.com/topic/sleep/overview/article/healthwise/hw49129;_ylt=Ajdqgr1NywQiAi5btkhLdj36urcF\n\nGood Luck.
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You may have to visit a doctor, sometimes snoring loudly is a sign of something else going on in the nose or throat. You probably stop breathing sometimes too. The doctor will fix your problem.
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I suggest you try the British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association's website.  The correct treatment depends on the cause of your snoring and they have simple tests on their site that will help you find what's causing your problem and so help you tailor the treatment accordingly.  They are also very nice people so you can give them a call if the website is not crystal clear.\n\nHope that helps.
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Scientifically majority of snoring happens when the tongue falls back in the air-passage way and hence the soft pallate vibrates each time the air is vent out.\n\nA simple solution (though not 100%) to snoring is to sleep on ur side and have a firm pillow that doesnt let ur head fall below ur neckline.\n\n.:Fishie:.
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Snoring is caused by an airway that is not quite open totally (like the tongue falling back slightly when sleeping).  So any age person can snore.  If you are concerned, repostion the child during sleep.\n\n"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:\n\nTongue falling into the throat \nAllergies \nThroat weakness causing the throat to close during sleep \nMispositioned jaw, often caused by tension in muscles \nFat gathering in, and around, the throat"\n\nRead more here: \n\n http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoring
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A combination of Snore Stop extinguisher and Breathe Right nasal strips!
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Here are some tips.\nLosing weight. Many people who snore are overweight. Weight loss can help reduce the narrowing of the airway and possibly reduce or eliminate snoring. \nLimiting the use of alcohol and medications. Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol or taking certain medications, especially sleeping pills or tranquilizers, before sleep may worsen snoring. \nGoing to bed at the same time each night and getting plenty of sleep. Snoring may be more frequent when you have not had enough sleep. \nSleeping on your side. Sleeping on your side may eliminate snoring. Try sewing a pocket in the middle of the back of your pajama top, putting a tennis ball into the pocket, and stitching it closed. This will help keep you from sleeping on your back. \nPromptly treating breathing problems. Breathing problems caused by colds or allergies can disturb airflow, leading to snoring. \nUsing nasal strips. Nasal strips, such as Breathe Right, widen the nostrils and improve airflow.
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If you're overweight, that's a major contributing factor. Lose weight and I guarantee your snoring will improve.\n\nBeyond that, get with your Doctor and go for an overnight sleep study. I had the same problem. My wife wore earplugs for years. I finally went for the sleep study and found that I had sleep apnea. Was actually "waking" 40+ times an hour. That would explain why I was tired all the time even though I thought I was getting 7-8 hours of sleep a night.\n\nI started using a CPAP machine about 6 years ago. Don't snore any more, wife doesn't wear ear plugs any more and I sleep like a baby and never get tired during the day.\n\nYou can check out the link below for additional info on Apnea and CPAP machines.
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Fresh air helps A LOT. If you can't get enough sleep and solve the problem that way, make sure you aren't in a closed in, stale space. Eat something like a piece of fruit or an energy bar. Drink something cold and non-alcoholic. Move around, stretch, take deep breaths.
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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).\n\nSurgery is one option to cure snoring (for example a uvulopalatopharyngoplasty); dental appliances such as a mandibular advancement splint are another. There are many devices such as nose clips to keep the nose open and jaw mechanics to keep the jaw in the right position. A pinky ring is purported to reduce snoring through accupressure. Different aids work for different people. According to the British Medical Journal, playing the didgeridoo can also help.
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Here is what causes snoring:  \n\n"If you are overweight, your throat tissues are less firm and more inclined to vibrate when you breathe. \n\nA 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. \n\nA longer-than-normal uvula (the triangular piece of skin that hangs from your soft palate) can limit airflow and increase vibrations as you breathe. \nNasal 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. \n\nAlcohol and certain drugs (such as tranquillisers) affect your central nervous system, causing extreme relaxation of your muscles, including those in your throat. \n\nWhen you sleep on your back, your tongue falls backwards into your throat which can narrow your airway and partly block airflow.\n\nAge 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\n\nSome causes of snoring (listed above) are the result of lifestyle habits. By altering these habits, you can stop - or at least minimise - your snoring.\n\nTry to maintain a healthy diet and weight. A healthy diet means eating a wide variety of foods from four main food groups:\n\nbread, other cereals and potatoes \nfruit and vegetables \nmilk and dairy foods \nmeat, fish and alternatives.\nYou should aim to eat five servings of fresh, frozen or canned fruits and vegetables in your daily diet. You can also prepare meals in a more healthy way, for example baking or grilling foods instead of frying. This will not only reduce the fat in your throat tissues, but will also help improve your general health.\n\nRegular exercise will improve muscle strength. If you are starting out begin with a 10-minute period of light exercise and gradually build from there. When you are ready, it is recommended that you exercise at least three to four times a week. Try to do 20–30 minutes a session. Those 30 minutes don't have to be continuous: we know that three 10-minute sessions of exercise each day is just as good. Occasional vigorous activity is unwise and possibly dangerous if you are 'out of shape'.\n\nFactsheets on diet and weight and exercise are available and you can talk to your doctor about your ideal target weight, and regular exercise. Other measures include:\n\nAlways try to sleep on your side, instead of your back. \nAvoid alcohol before bedtime. \nKeeping the body in alignment, which could include raising the head of the bed, may help reduce snoring. This should be done by raising the head of the bed itself or by making sure that your pillow is at the correct height.\n\nAs you fall into a deep sleep, the muscles in your tongue, throat and roof of your mouth (soft palate) relax. This muscle relaxation causes your throat tissues to sag. As you breathe, the sagging tissues narrow your airway and vibrate or flutter, creating the sound of snoring. The narrower your airway becomes, the greater the vibration...and the louder your snoring.\n\nSnoring affects 45 per cent of the population from time to time and an estimated 25 per cent of people are habitual snorers. There are a number of reasons why you may snore.\n\nIf you have allergies that cause nasal congestion, try an oral or spray decongestant available from your chemist. Be careful not to use these over-the-counter (OTC) products on a long-term basis. If your nasal congestion doesn't clear up in a few days, see your doctor as you may need stronger medication, or other measures to clear your nasal passages. If your nasal congestion is caused by a structural problem in the nose such as a deviated septum, there are surgical techniques that can correct it.\n\nIf your doctor diagnoses sleep apnoea and none of the simple remedies are successful, he or she may reco
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Is it severe snoring or just a little bit of snoring? If it is severe snoring with bouts of time when you simply stop breathing for a few seconds, that is called sleep apnea and it is very dangerous and you need to see a doctor ASAP. They will set you up with a sleep study to determine how severe it is and possibly hook you up with a CPAP machine which is a device that you wear either over you mouth or nose or both that forces air into you airway. My husband has one and he used to literally sound like a freight train. You could hear him all over the house. Now he doesn't snore AT ALL!!!
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I wish you had added your age and weight. If you are overweight and snore loudly, it could be from Sleep Apnea. Ask people that live with you to watch how you breathe when you're sleeping. If you stop breathing for moments at a time, then suddenly start breathing again, it's a good indication that you have it. If so, get a Sleep Study done, it can be deadly.\nThere are a lot of reasons why you could be tired. It may be as simple as getting the right bed. Maybe you need more than 7 hours of sleep at night? Maybe a change in diet, a lack of certain vitamins?\nI would start with the simple things first, a process of elimination.\n\nGood luck.
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You need to talk to your doctor!\n\nIf your snoring is that severe, you may have a condition known as sleep apnea.  The snoring sound could actually be you "choking" on your tongue and/or gasping for breath.  This is something that only a doctor can determine and that only a doctor can halp you with.
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There are lots of old wives tales to stop snoring. Your best option is to buy her some earplugs for Christmas! ;o)
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Yes, the strips seem to help.  There is also a spray that you spray in your mouth before going to bed - you can get it without a prescription.  some say it helps.\n\nSome people need surgery to reduce snoring.\n\nIf you are overweight, lost weight.  It often reduces snoring.\n\nSleeping on your side or stomach rather than your back often reduces snoring.\n\nSome people say the special pillows help - I haven't found that they do.\n\nCan someone tell you whether you sort of stop breathing when you snore, then after several seconds take a big breath and snort and start all over again?  If you do, that is called sleep apnea and is very serious, even life threatening.  If you have sleep apnea, and some snorers do, see your doctor.\n\nCheck out the website I've attached.  It has lots of information.  Good luck with it.
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Snoring is noisy breathing through the mouth or nose during sleep. Just about everyone snores occasionally. People snore when they are congested. Even the baby or a beloved pet may snore. Snoring is a problem if:\n\nyou stop breathing during sleep and have to wake up to catch your breath, \nyou are disturbing your sleep partner, or \nyou are losing sleep because of your snoring. \n\nIf you suspect that you snore, see a sleep specialist. This doctor will:\n\nexamine your throat, nose, mouth, palate, and neck, \ncheck for underlying health conditions, \npossibly enroll you in a test at a sleep clinic, where someone can observe your sleep patterns and diagnose your snoring problem, and \nhelp you to stop snoring. \n\nWhat You Can Do to Help Yourself\nA. Lose weight \nLosing weight will reduce the fatty tissue in your airway. Eating less and improving your fitness level can significantly improve your ability to breathe freely when you sleep.\n\nB. Sleep on your side\nSleeping on your back may cause the flesh of your throat to relax into your airway, so adjusting your sleeping position can alleviate snoring.\n\nC. Special pillows (commercially available)\n\nD. Wear a backpack with towels in it. \n Sleeping on your back may cause the flesh of your throat to relax into your airway, so adjusting your sleeping position can alleviate snoring.\n\n(Changing your sleep position may stop mild snoring, but severe snorers usually snore in any position.)\n\n* The tennis ball trick: Sleep with a tennis ball or other ball attached to the back of your pajama top. (You can sew a pocket or safety-pin a sock to the back of the pajama top, then put a tennis ball in it.) The tennis ball is uncomfortable if you lie on your back, and you will respond by turning on your side. Soon you will develop side-sleeping as a habit and not need the tennis ball.\n \nE.Sleep without a pillow\n Try sleeping without a pillow; pillows can block your airway by bending your neck.\n \nF. Elevate the head of your bed four inches\n(Placing rolled up towels under the head of the mattress is an easy way to change the angle of the mattress.)\n Elevation of the head of your bed may make breathing easier and encourage your tongue and jaw to move forward. Elevating the entire head of the bed is better than using a pillow, which can crimp the neck and contribute to snoring.\n \nG. Eliminate smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke \n Stopping smoking can help with the noise and intensity of your snoring. Also, reduce your exposure to secondhand smoke.\n \nH.Avoid eating food or drinking alcohol before bed \n Limit the intake of food or alcohol before bed; do not eat or drink heavily within three hours of your bedtime. These substances relax your muscles and increase the likelihood of snoring\n \nI. Avoid high-fat dairy milk products or soy milk products before sleeping \n Non-skim milk products and soy milk products, because of their thickness, can keep mucus from draining properly. The result is mucus retained in the throat, which can lead to snoring.\n \nJ. Avoid antihistamines for allergies or stuffiness\n Antihistamines relax the throat muscles, which can in turn cause snoring.\n \nK. Try nasal decongestants to clear your nose passages \n Nasal decongestants can help people who are able to breathe through their noses while sleeping. Nose breathing circumvents the snoring sound that comes from breathing through a blocked throat.\n \nL. Avoid sleeping pills or other sedatives \n You may be taking sleeping pills or tranquilizers to help you sleep, but sedatives also relax your neck muscles, which can contribute to snoring.\n \nIn addition to the above self-help tips to treat your snoring, you can try various products that have been developed to prevent snoring, such as nasal strips, sprays, and dilators; special pillows; essential oils; and homeopathic products. Approach all such products with caution, as many have not been proven to significantly affect snoring. However, some of