Ways To Stop Snoring

Ways To Stop Snoring
by John Rodgers


So you need a snoring remedy to stop snoring, your partner has had enough of your snoring and you can't take the moaning any more, or maybe you feel constantly tired and realise you finally need to find ways to stop snoring.

Your first step is to identify what has made you a snorer. Common reasons for snoring include, being overweight, alcohol/sleeping pills, smoking, sleep position, allergy or nasal stuffiness. If you are snoring and suffer from the above then the first way to stop snoring is to reduce or eliminate these common factors from your lifestyle.

The next step is to identify what type of snorer are you. There are, generally, three types of snoring. You could be a "mouth breather", suffer from small or collapsing nostrils or be a "tongue base snorer". There are a couple of simple tests to identify which type of snoring you suffer from.

Mouth Breather - To test whether you are a mouth breather open your mouth and make a snoring noise. Next close your mouth and try to make the same noise. If you can only snore with your mouth open then you are a 'mouth breather'.

Tongue Base Snorer - Stick your tongue out as far as it will go and grip it between your teeth. Now try to make a snoring noise. If the snoring noise is reduced with your tongue in this forward position then you are probably what is known as a 'tongue base snorer'.

Collapsing Nostril Snorer - Looking in a mirror, press the side of one nostril to close it. With your mouth closed, breathe in through your other nostril. If the nostril tends to collapse, try propping it open with the clean end of a matchstick. If breathing is easier with the nostril propped open, nasal dilators may solve your snoring problem. Test both nostrils. Next, try the same test with your mouth closed. If you have trouble breathing you could be suffering from blocked up nasal passages caused by allergy. These could be brought on by your bedding, detergents, dust mites, feather pillows, pet hairs or perfumes.

Once you have identified the type of snoring you are prone to you can look for a snoring remedy that will give you a way to stop snoring.

If you have identified yourself as a "mouth breather" a chin strap to keep your mouth closed may work well for you. Alternatively a mouth insert not unlike a sports gum shield that prevents breathing through the mouth may be more effective for you, although you need to be able to breathe through at least one nostril to use this remedy.

If you are a tongue base snorer a mandibular advancement device will work well for you. These devices are mouth inserts like a sports gum shield that are shaped to promote advancement of the lower jaw, this in turn pulls your tongue forward at its base into the correct, quieter position. These devices, usually around the $60 mark, should allow for breathing by being perforated.

If you are a nostril snorer nasal strips commonly available at most good pharmacy can for you be the best way to stop snoring. Look out for kleerway nasal strips, snore-no-more strips, nozovent and breathe right nasal strips.

Using a natural herbal sinus/airway astringent spray made from the herb "euphrasia officinalis" aka "eyebright", tradename: Rhynil, as a back up remedy can further reduce palatal flutter and clear airways to help reduce snoring.

If you go through these steps you should find a way to stop snoring using a snoring remedy that doesn't involve strong drugs or surgery.


About the Author
John Rodgers writes for Snoring Remedy at http://holisticremedy.info