A Review of Recommended Snoring Cures
There are probably as many cures for snoring as there are people
complaining about someone snoring. Over 300 anti-snoring devices
and cures have been registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Offices. They include the familiar remedy -- a tennis ball in a
sock sewed on the back of your pajamas, which supposedly keeps
you from rolling over on your back and snoring. Sticky strips to
hold your nostrils open, mouthwashes and nasal sprays are other
commonly advised cures.
Snoring cures recommended include avoiding alcoholic beverages,
tranquilizers, sleeping pills, and antihistamines before
retiring. Exercising the throat, the tongue, and the jaw muscles
so that the breathing passage widens and stays open while
sleeping is also recommended. Sleeping prone, on one's side or
raising the head of the bed may also help.
The various devices promoted as snoring cures usually work well
only in mild cases and do not relieve sleep apnea. Nasal
infections and allergies should be treated. A Continuous
Positive Airway Pressure machine, also known as a CPAP mask is a
device you wear on the nose while sleeping to decrease snoring
and sleep apnea. Dental appliances can also be used to prevent
the tongue from falling back. For heavy snoring, surgically
correcting obstructive conditions in the nose, pharynx, or uvula
by laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty may be the only solution.
In order to know which snoring cure is right for you, an
interview with the doctor, and possibly an interview with your
spouse or anyone else in the household who has tolerated your
snoring, is usually enough for a diagnosis of the severity of
snoring. A medical history, which includes questions about
alcohol or tranquilizer use; past ear, nose, and throat
problems; and the pattern and degree of snoring will be
completed and a physical examination will then be performed to
determine the cause of the problem. Thereafter, a snoring cure
is recommended.