The results of a new research study in the Netherlands are shocking, the study was done with 1500 people. People who snore and the partners of people who snore are harmful for the economy, They make more mistakes, are less able to focus on there work and they call in sick more times than there colleagues who don’t snore. When you know that one third of all people suffer from snoring these day’s,we can’t deny any longer that snoring is a big problem and not just for the people who snore but also for society. We need to learn how to prevent snoring.
How do you prevent snoring?
The first step is to be aware that there is a problem, when you have partner it is easy. They probably have told you more than once that you snore, when you sleep alone it is a bit harder.
You know you probably have at least a snoring problem if you experience the following symptoms:
- If you fall asleep at inappropriate times
- If you do not feel rested when you wake up in the morning
- In you have memory difficulties
- If you have headaches
- If you feel you have a constant low energy level
The second step is to ask your partner (or ask a friend or family member to sleep over) to observe your snoring. It is important they tell you in what position you sleep and at what point you start snoring, they also need to observe the snoring sound and if you stop breathing all together during the night.
For almost all types of snoring there are tips to prevent snoring. However there is one great tip for all those people who are overweight.
The best tip we can give you is losing weight
This tip to prevent snoring is probably the advise most doctors and other medical advisers will give you and they are right. If you are overweight this often is the best tip to prevent snoring. Being overweight often leads to problems that cause snoring. The excess weight also puts pressure on the lungs and windpipe and this can also cause you to snore.
On the other hand, there is often less strength, more loose tissue and weak muscles around the air passages. This weak muscles and loose tissue vibrates more and causes the snoring. Next to loosing weight, the second best advice we can give you is a stop snoring exercise program.
Sleeping position
It is important to let someone observe your sleeping position while you are snoring because our last tip is just about changing your sleeping position. When you sleep on your back you will often snore much more than when you sleep on your side. There are snore no more pillows that change the way we sleep and there are also devices that prevent you from sleeping on your back.
Of course there are many other prevent snoring solutions but these are the ones you should remember. Losing some weight is not just better for your health but it can also prevent snoring. And that is good for you, your partner and for society.
Tom Dowling will show you at his site “Gotta Stop Snoring .com” all there is to know about the subject in articles about for example Snoring Problems or the Snore No More Pillow