You’ve probably tried to quiet your snoring the hard way, with pillows, nasal strips and a lot of elbow-to-the-ribs diplomacy. If the scale has crept up over the years, it may be time to look at the airway itself. Extra weight can make snoring worse, mostly by crowding the airway. It’s one of several causes…
The loud breathing noise from the upper airways, caused because of disruption in the breathing rhythm while you’re fast asleep, is referred to as snoring. If looked at closely, you’ll see that snoring in adults is often a result of several different causes. On a broader level, it is a result of inadequate airflow inside…
It’s been a long, busy day, and the scratchy, raw throat you’ve developed doesn’t help. A good night’s sleep will help, right? It might, but there’s also a chance that your sore throat will lead to disruptive snoring. I know that when you don’t feel well, what you want more than anything is to get…
As parents, we want our children to be a healthy as they possibly can be. When we feel as though our little ones are not breathing correctly while they sleep, naturally we become concerned. However, some parents do not understand how to tell whether their child has sleep apnea or not; and so, they spend…
Tossing and turning at night because a lot is on your mind is one thing, but doing so because you are suffering from sleep apnea could cause you to deal with some pretty heavy-hitting diseases later on in life. Healthy sleep is important to a person’s well-being for more than just mood and energy levels. …
Sleep Apnea is truly a medical condition, and it can affect anyone, regardless of age, gender, or family history. It’s important to understand, though, that certain lifestyle factors do put you at a higher risk for developing sleep apnea. By understanding these risk factors and identifying them in your own life, you then have the…
There are many jokes, TV sketches and more dedicated to snoring because, let’s face it, snoring is funny. It sounds funny anyway. When you look at the potential causes of snoring though, namely sleep apnea, the reality might be less humorous. Here we explore the signs of sleep apnea, what it is, and what you…
Lack of a good night’s sleep can affect us all. You get up in the morning, head out to the office with plenty to do but find yourself half-awake throughout the day. When you’re not performing at your best it’s easy to reach for those ‘energy boosting bad foods’ – the bag of crisps, a…
Someone in your house snores like a freight train, and you’ve heard two fixes: a machine with a mask, or a piece of plastic in your mouth. Which one is right depends on one question. Is it snoring only, or is it sleep apnea? Let’s sort that out, because the answer changes everything that follows….
There are many solutions to stop or at least lessen your snoring from simply sleeping on your side to actually undergoing surgery. But there may be another way to curb those snoring habits. In fact, there are exercises you can do that may help your chronic snoring. These stop snoring exercises, mainly target the jaw,…
While people are well aware that snoring can be caused due to their body weight issues, age, alcohol abuse, and muscle tone, they fail to pay attention to certain causes which are slightly more obscure. Despite the fact that these lesser-known causes aren’t as prevalent as the ones mentioned above, it doesn’t necessarily imply that…
You may have already heard about the direct connection between snoring and poor lifestyle choices, lack of exercising and obesity. You also know that snoring could actually be a symptom of your underlying sleep disorder and if not tackled in time, it can have a major negative impact on your relationship too.