onsdag den 12. november 2008

Snoring: Why should you stop?


Sleeping is an essential part of keeping fit and everyone requires at least 7 to 8 hours of sleep to be alert, efficient and concentrate well. However, if you seem to lose out on your essential sleep for any reason, there is constant drowsiness, lethargy and low levels of concentration. But what if your sleep debt keeps increasing everyday, just because your bed partner snores?

There are a high percentage of people who suffer from passive sleep deprivation due to the snoring bed partner. The person who snores gets disturbed all night through as they might get up gasping for air as proper breathing pattern gets interrupted, while the spouse ort the bed partner gets sleep deprived due to the obnoxious noise of snoring. Within a marriage, major rifts develop due to constant lack of sleep and higher irritability factors leading to a major reason of divorce.

The snoring spouse causes enough disturbances, which makes the non snoring husband or wife shift from the bedroom to other rooms. So, if you are facing the same problem it is time to take remedial measures. There are some simple cures that will help get your intimacy and marriage back on track but it may require a lot of patience from both the partners.

Knowing the reason of your or your partner's snoring is extremely important. Snoring can be caused by bone growth, allergies, side effect of various medications and being overweight, amongst many other reasons. Some simple home remedies that may benefit are:

  • Stop smoking and restrict the intake of alcohol before sleeping as it increases inflammation and swelling inside the throat, narrowing the air passages.

  • Do not eat dairy products at bedtime as it increases mucus formations that clog the windpipe.

  • Take harder pillows that support your neck and head at the proper angle for better breathing and keep the airways opened.

  • Sleeping on the side does help lessen snoring in many ways.

  • Drinking liquids keeps the throat lubricated lessening the chances of snoring.

  • Sleep on a fixed time which helps the body clock adjust to the timings and helps you get a good nights sleep even with mild snoring.

  • Asonor nasal Sprays work very well even on heavy snoring sleep patterns.

However, as each individual is different, the results from each product may vary. But clinically proven nasal drops work well, as they lubricate the throat and ease the air pathways, increasing better oxygen to be inhaled each time the person snores.

The most important result is that any remedy should do is to stop snoring or at least reduce the snoring for the individual. From the innumerable non invasive remedies available, it is bets to see what suits you and helps you to get the proper 8 hours of sleep every night. Not only will you benefit, but your partner or spouse is going to love it too. That is the best way to save your marriage and get your life back on track.

fredag den 7. november 2008

Why is Snoring Noisy?

Snoring is the sound made by vibrations of the soft palate and other tissue in the mouth, nose & throat (upper airway). The vibrations is caused by a partial blockage that may be located anywhere from the the nose to the vocal chords.

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Snoring poses serious health risks. Did you know?

The humanistic nature of snoring may be one of the oldest funny jokes for people to tease each other over. Making fun of those that snore may seem a lighthearted matter with many jokes and much humor to be had. But in reality health wise, snoring has now been found to be no laughing matter in the end.

Along with all the studies now being conducted upon those whom snore on a nightly basis and as to the exact reasons why they snore has become a hot topic of some very serious studies. There are also a growing number of studies with the abundance of as in how to solve the serious problem of snoring appropriately fitted to the snoring cause.

With all of the research through the years on snoring, there are a good number of immediate and accumulative types of various health issues found to commonly arise within most all of those problematic snoring individuals. There are the most common and immediate serious health issues of moderate to severe sleep deprivation problems, but over time there will be even more serious, and even deadly health illnesses directly linked to long-term regular nightly snoring.

There are many illnesses now being indirectly and directly linked to the seriousness of nightly snoring. Along with the sleep deprivation issues, there are heart disease issues, a rise in strokes, a higher number of diabetes inflictions, and more serious health problems are likely expected to be linked with nightly snoring. Erectile dysfunction was recently found to often be nightly snoring related, and in children, there is a linkage between snoring and ADHD, or also known uncontrollable hyper-activity within children.

With so many disease related issues linked to regular nightly snoring, why would anyone not start to take the issues of snoring much more seriously? Not to mention the toll nightly snoring takes on most every couple's marriage. Along with the marriage often being affected from the commonly loud obnoxious snoring within a couple's bedroom, there is now mounding evidence of the spouse living with the snoring night after night more often than not, takes a bigger toll on the non-snoring spouse's health than the one actually doing the snoring.

If you or your spouse is finally going to start taking the snoring issues in the home more seriously, there are some immediately methods that can easily be started with. One of the most commonly suggested methods is to prop many pillows all around the one that snores, so that they stay all night sleeping on their side.

There are also many different variations of anti-snoring remedies that are affordable and can easily be bought over-the-counter of most any pharmacy or store like the clinically tested Asonor nasal snoring solution. Many of these methods are all natural and completely safe, with non-habit forming concerns to be worried about for you or your spouse while using.

Another suggestion to go along with the anti-snoring methods of your choice is to loose weight if this is a problem, and to make sure to get regular exercise. It is best to check all side effects of all medications regularly taken and to limit alcoholic beverages to a minimum.