Homeopathy Doctor, Hyderabad
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Which of the following can help you decrease snoring?
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Certain simple home remedies, such as having a bit of honey before going to bed, sleeping on your side instead of your back and elevating your head by using a thicker pillow are all very easy-to-do things that can go a long way to help with your snoring problems.
Which of the following may be certain underlying factors for snoring?
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Snoring can have a number of causal or contributory factors like allergies or hypothyroidism. Also, in cases pertaining to habitual snoring where the person may suffer from breathing problems during sleep, certain disorders such as sleep apnea can also lie at its root.
Alcohol will decrease your snoring.
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Increasing alcohol intake disturbs the resting muscles found at the back of your throat, making it more likely that you will snore. Drinking even five hours before sleeping increases the probability of snoring. Even if you didn't snore earlier, chances are that you may start if you drink too much.
Devices such as nasal dilators will help your snoring problems.
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Certain medical devices such as nasal dilators can also work wonders in decreasing snoring problems, by helping keep your airway open. This device, which is very similar to nose disks or strips, needs to be attached outside your nose while you sleep.
Weight gain can be a reason behind your snoring.
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If in case you have put on weight, losing weight might be the remedy to your snoring problems. This is chiefly because increased weight around the neck leads to the squeezing of the internal throat diameter, increasing the likelihood of it collapsing during sleep, thus leading to snoring.