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Why You
Should Stop Snoring
Author:
Josh Riverside
If you or your sleeping partner snores, you may think of
snoring as merely an irritant. But, snoring can have serious
social and health consequences. So, there is every reason
why one should attempt to stop snoring.
Snoring can cause severe problems in relationships because
of the disrupted sleep of the sleeping partner. Research shows
that sleep partners of people who snore heavily are wakened
over 20 times per hour, which severely cuts into the quality
and quantity of their sleep.
Many partners of those who snore decide to sleep in separate
rooms, and relationships become strained. The resulting lack
of bedtime chatting and physical intimacy can lead to the
end of a relationship. Snoring leads to no one wanting to
sleep with the person who snores, and in turn the he or she
can become isolated. The social ramifications are enough for
snorers to search for ways to stop.
The commonest sense is the sense
of men asleep, which they express by snoring.
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862),
U.S. philosopher.
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In addition
to problems stemming from sleep deprivation, snoring can cause
more serious health effects. Snoring is often a symptom of
obstructive Sleep Apnea, a sleep disorder that is potentially
life-threatening. As you get older, and put on weight and
lose muscle tone, your snoring can lead to periods of not
breathing at night, which is sleep apnea.
Apnea sufferers are often diagnosed as depressed, when really
they are simply exhausted and cannot function properly. Sleep
apnea raises your blood pressure, reduces the flow of oxygen
to your brain and can lead to stroke, heart attack and death.
Research also shows that snoring is not only a symptom of
apnea, but can actually cause it.
Other studies indicate that snoring may also lead to diabetes.
The theory is that snoring reduces your intake of oxygen,
triggering your body to produce more catecholamines, which
in turn may lead to insulin resistance, a known precursor
of diabetes. The evidence is piling up that even those who
snore, but are not bothersome to others should be treated.
Snoring
Info provides detailed information about how to stop snoring,
including specific snoring cures, remedies, and treatments
to help prevent snoring from disrupting your sleep, health,
and relationships. Snoring Info is the sister site of Hair
Loss Web.
The
Health Risks of Snoring
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Stop snoring tips
Alcohol
or drug-induced sleep loosens your throat muscles, making
then more likely to fall back into the throat obstruct the
airflow - causing snoring.
Exercise
the muscles of your jaw and throat as this will tighten
the tissue in your airway, making snoring less likely.
Exercise
1: open your jaw as wide as you can, then close it shut
gently. Repeat 60 times a day.
Exercise
2: stick your tongue out as far as it will go then return
it normally. Repeat this you can, then return to its normal
position in the mouth.
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