Friday 29 January 2010

How To Prevent Snoring - Equipment

There are many pieces of equipment that have been invented over the years. Some very inventive minds have applied themselves to the problem of working out how to prevent snoring.
This equipment includes a stop snoring pillow and a snoring chin strap. Some of the equipment is very well designed and expensive whilst some can be made at home.

The difficulty with all devices is that they have to be comfortable enough for the snorer to wear whilst usually being uncomfortable enough to prevent the wearer from adopting a certain position (usually sleepin on your back) or alowing their mouth to drop open. For this reason equipment never seemed an effective option for me.

My wife had been told by someone that the answer to how to prevent snoring was to sew a tennis ball into my pyjama top! The problem with that of course is that I don't wear pyjamas...

Monday 25 January 2010

How to prevent snoring - what snoring is and why it might be serious

Snoring is defined as a noisy form of breathing that is done through the nose or mouth and takes place during sleep. Snoring can happen at any stage of the sleep cycle and can be extremely noisy and irritating for those around you.

Snoring only becomes a problem if breathing ceases during sleep and

you find yourself having to wake up to catch your breath. In cases like this you should always seek a medical opinion. As I've said in earlier posts it's rarely something to worry about medically but it's best to check it out. The medical practitioner can also talk to you about was of relieiving the problem and how to prevent snoring.

If you are disrupting your spouse's sleep and if you yourself are losing sleep because of your own consistent snoring this is likely to cause further difficulties. You and your partner might be tired at work. I know that when my wife wakes me up a few times a night to stop my snoring it makes me tired all day. If your job is stressful, as mine is, this can make it hard to work properly and give it your all. That was one of the main reasons that I started my research into how to prevent snoring.

It can place a strain on relationships. The person you share a bed with can often feel that it is unfair that you are constantly waking them up and making them tired the next day. They are usually as keep as you are to learn about how to prevent snoring.

Saturday 23 January 2010

How to Prevent Snoring - some of the causes

Putting on weight is one of the causes of snoring. I know from my own experience that my snoring gets significantly worse (for both me and my wife!) when I'm a few pounds or more overweight. When I am at my normal weight I suffer a lot less.Excluding obesity and maintaining a healthy weight is therefore the first thing to try if you are a snorer. In fact in a lot of cases I've come across how to prevent snoring is intimately linked to "how can i lose weight?"

Sometimes snoring can be the symptom of a respiratory condition and whilst these are mostly not serious we always recommend that snoring sufferers seek medical attention if they persistently snore or have any other obvious breathing difficulties. Learning how to prevent snoring is important but not as important as making sure that you are fundamentally healthy.

In the course of future posts I will look at other common causes but as I say above if you are concerned about your snoring you should seek medical support and assistance without delay.

Thursday 21 January 2010

How to prevent snoring - what can you do?

Once you know where your snoring is originating from, you can find

an appropriate treatment to control it.

You can undergo tests to work out what is the cause of your snoring and sometimes this is enough to identify the problem. Sometimes though test will not identify an obvious cause and so how to prevent snoring can be much harder to work out.

You can see sleep specialists and even have your sleep professionally studies to idenify the problem but these are often the last resort if you cannot prevent your snoring through more conventional methods.

It is clear that "how to prevent snoring?" is not a simple question to answer because it all depends on the cause of the snoring in the first place and, in any event, there is always an element of trial and error even when the cause is ascertained.

Tuesday 19 January 2010

How to Prevent Snoring: Causes, Cures, Remedies, and Treatments

This site will be a guide to the causes and cures for snoring. We will look at the cause and will also look at many self-help and professional cures - all looking at how to prevent snoring.

If you want to stop snoring, it is important to consider the cause and severity of your snoring. Identifying the cause can help you choose the right cure. It also makes sense to try some simple non-invasive treatments first to see if they will reduce or prevent your snoring. How to prevent snoring need not be a mystery to you.

All sufferers know that once you are are a major snorer, you could be in deep trouble with those around you and the sooner you work out how to prevent snoring, the better it is for you. It's usually women who look tired since men tend to snore more but even the snorer can find their sleep interrupted.

Sunday 17 January 2010

How To Prevent Snoring

Welcome to this how to prevent snoring site.