Is Your Snoring Due To One Of The Following 5 Reasons?

Posted by Rudy Watkins on July 3rd, 2008 filed in Sleep Health

by Rudy Watkins

In order to stop snoring, it is important to identify the source of the problem. Snoring is brought on by various factors.

The five common causes of snoring are:

Drinking Alcohol

To find out whether your snoring problem is alcohol induced, have someone investigate whether or not you snore on a night that you haven’t had anything to drink.

A depressant, alcohol causes the neck and throat muscles to relax. This, in turn, makes you snore. Muscle relaxation brought on by alcohol consumption is of a higher level then that caused by normal sleep and can also restrict your breathing airways.

If you snore only when you’ve been drinking, the obvious solution is to stop drinking. If that isn’t an option, at least have your last drink more than 4 hours before you go to sleep.

Sleeping on Your Back

Many snorers only have a problem when they’re sleeping on their back. The solution to this is to train your body to sleep on your side.

There are devices you can buy to help with this, but you can do it at home for free.

Put a tennis ball in a sock and pin it to the back of your pajamas. When you roll onto your back, the discomfort will make you naturally roll back onto your side.

Are You Overweight?

Being overweight is another potential cause of snoring. Breathing can be restricted and snoring brought about by fatty tissues in both the throat and neck. The solution: lose some of that excess wait.

Do You Use Antihistamines or Sleeping Pills?

Both of these medications are depressants and affect the body in a way similar to alcohol. Snoring problems can be caused by the induced above average relaxation of muscles in your throat.

Do You Suffer from Allergies?

Allergies can result in nasal congestion. This can make it difficult for your body to get the necessary oxygen.

Treating allergies with a decongestant is the best idea, since taking an antihistamine will tend to result in snoring anyway.

The above mentioned causes of snoring are the five that appear most commonly and frequently. In order to be sure of just why you have a snoring problem, talk to a doctor or some other medical professional and get their opinion.

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