Posts Tagged ‘Sleep Apnea’

Position Yourself to Snore Less

If you have a difficult time with snoring at night, you might be surprised to find out that you may be able to cut down on the amount that your snoring by changing the position in which you sleep. The reason why this is the case is because we often snore because the soft tissues in the back of our throat relaxes and begisn to obstruct our airways in some way or another. This can not only cause us to snore but it may also cause a more serious problem, known as sleep apnea. In order to overcome this problem, one of the easier ways that we can approach the situation is by changing the position in which we sleep.

Many of us that have a difficult time with snoring and sleep apnea tend to sleep on our backs or at least towards our back, if we sleep on our side. There’s no doubt that this is one of the more comfortable ways to sleep and we tend to condition ourselves to sleep in this way because we feel that we are opening the air passages more and breathing easier. If we stop breathing on occasion because of sleep apnea, sleeping on our back can make us feel as if we can breathe but it is often a false sense of security. Read more…

Is it Snoring or Sleep Apnea?

Do you or someone you know SNORE? If so, you may be desperate to get some relief!

Snoring can happen to anyone – young or old and affects both men and women. Regular Snoring isn’t physically harmful to the person who snores, but it is very irritating to anyone kept awake by the noise.

Here’s what you need to know – Snoring is a common symptom of Sleep Apnea! The difference is that snoring by itself does not involve the cessation of breathing as is the case with Sleep Apnea.

Why Does Someone Snore?

You probably know that more men snore than women, but did you know that around one-quarter of males are prone to snoring!

We tend to laugh at someone who snores; and often get angry at them for keeping us from sleeping but in reality, snoring is a cry for help from a person strangling for air!

Snoring is usually caused by conditions that interfere with breathing through the nose. These conditions prevent the free flow of air though the nose and throat resulting in a vibration causing the snoring sound. Read more…

Unclog Your Sinuses and Stop Snoring

When most of us think about our sinuses, we might think about the right area of our body but very few of us realize exactly what the sinuses too. The sinuses are large cavities that extend up beyond the area behind the eyebrows and out into the cheeks. Without our sinuses, our face would not have its unique shape and we would be at risk of harm due to damage to that area of our body which is now protected by these empty pockets. You might also be surprised to learn that your sinuses have a lot to do with whether you snore or not.

Although there are several different types of snoring that people do, one of the most common comes as a result of us breathing through our mouths due to our noses being clogged up. If you tend to wake up with a dry mouth and a stuffy nose, you are probably snoring for this very reason. If you want to overcome your snoring and sleep silently, the first step for you would be to unclog your sinuses. How can you do this? Read more…

Stop Snoring: Ways to Treat the Nighttime Dilemma

he most often question raised to any condition is – can it be cured? Well, that actually depends on the nature of the disease, disorder, or syndrome and what knowledge do the medical and scientific communities have with regards to the problem.

Luckily, snoring is not much of a difficult condition to treat. The nature of which is also well-known that most consider it normal. So normal that many tend not to get bothered of its effects, especially when mild.

Treatments for snoring depend on the diagnosis gathered. While snoring may appear to have no types, it must be understood that there are certain kinds of snoring that excessively disrupts sleep and there are those that do not cause any harm at all.

Examination of the physiology and anatomy of the throat and the underlying tissues will reveal where the problems root. Usually, snoring stems from loose muscles that flaps back and forth when air runs through the throat. However, this is not always the case. Sometimes, snoring can also be due to allergies, deformities, infections and abnormal enlargement of adenoids and tonsils. All of which, if carefully examined, will lead us back to the obstruction of air passage.

Normally, prevention of the main causes can treat snoring. This includes abstinence from smoking, drinking alcohol and other relaxants, and maintenance of an ideal weight. All these have adverse effects not only on the body but can directly cause loose muscles to vibrate abnormally. Read more…

Sleep Apnea –Can It Be Serious?

Until a family member discovered he had Sleep Apnea, we had no explanation for his constant state of being exhausted.

In my brother’s case, he was only in his early 20ths, not a typical age for this condition. It was, in fact his wife who became concerned with his loud, excessive snoring which frequently jolted him awake in the middle of the night.

Sleep Apnea is a serious, potentially life-threatening condition that is far more common than generally understood.

Regardless of type, a person affected with Sleep Apnea is rarely, if ever, aware of having difficulty breathing, even upon awakening. Their breathing can become abnormally slow and shallow or stop, during which time they can make persistent effort to overcome the airway obstruction resulting in loud snoring, grunting, or choking.

It is usually a spouse or someone who witnesses the episodes who first suspect the existence of this condition due to the person’s constant fatigue and can also be very frightening to someone who watches a family member gasp for air. Read more…