Three Easy Ways to Stop Snoring
Friday. September 12 th 2008
If you snore, even if it’s a chronic habit or problem, before you run off and see your doctor and sign up for the latest surgery, there are 3 easy ways to stop snoring that you should consider trying first. We call them easy because they don’t involve any fancy appliances or devices or cumbersome and torturous facial appliances. They can be done relatively easily and affordably, and have been shown to be successful for virtually everyone that has tried them.
The First - and Easiest - of the Ways to Stop Snoring
Some of the easiest ways to stop snoring are to keep yourself from sleeping on your back. When you sleep on your back, your head usually falls back and your mouth falls open, enabling you to start snoring. We’re not supposed to breathe through our mouths, but this happens when the mouth falls open. The first and easiest of the ways to stop snoring is to keep yourself from sleeping on your back, and solutions for this are usually pretty simple. You can prop up some pillows under your one side so that you can roll over. You can put a tennis ball in the waistband of your pajamas or back of your shirt, adhering it with a bit of Velcro. You can use a snore pillow, which is typically made of foam and shaped in such a way that you cannot roll over very easily.
You really don’t need anything special to keep you from sleeping on your back, making this one of the most affordable ways to stop snoring. A few new or extra pillows, or even some extra bed linens rolled up and put underneath you will do the trick. Some even find that a new throw pillow that you would normally use for the couch does the trick.
The Second of the Easy Ways to Stop Snoring
You need to add moisture and humidity to your environment to keep your throat from becoming dry. Putting a humidifier or vaporizer in your bedroom is also one of the easiest ways to stop snoring. The added moisture keeps your throat hydrated so that even if you do get caught breathing through your mouth, you’re not going to actually be snoring.
The Third of the Easy Ways to Stop Snoring
Keeping your sinus cavities open in order to facilitate breathing through your nose is another of the easy and affordable ways to stop snoring. How to do this? Use some eucalyptus or menthol oil under your nose. Add some to your vaporizer. Rub some on your chest. Try a mentholated cough drop before you go to bed, just making sure to finish it before you go to sleep so that you don’t choke.
So there you have it. None of these three easy ways to stop snoring are hard, expensive, or involve weird devices worn over your face or inside your mouth. As a matter of fact, you can try any of them today and get yourself a better night’s sleep tonight.
