If your sleep by yourself should you stop snoring? You know that old saying if a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? When you snore and no one is around to hear it, should you try to stop? The short answer is yes you should stop because snoring can have long term effects on your body.
there are some basic ways to help stop your snoring such as losing weight, sleeping on your side, using nasal strips, sleeping on a contour pillow, wearing a chin strap, drinking tea and inhaling steam.
Keep your head elevated at all times in order to maximize your breathing.
Avoid alcohol two hours before bed also.
You shouldn't smoke, but if you do, a good reason besides the obvious to stop smoking is that smoking will cause you to snore more frequently.
Sleeping pills are also a bad idea because they may put you in a deep sleep, which increases your risk to snore.
High fat milk products cause mucus to build in your throat which can also cause you to snore.
You might think that snoring is "no big deal" and think "whatever" and you will snore all you please.
That is fine but once you do sleep next to someone for a long time they will not appreciate your snoring.
Now is the time to do something about snoring problem.
Sleep apnea is a condition that causes pauses in between each breath - yes, it can potentially have very serious side effects.
Some sign of sleep apnea include snoring, morning headaches, excessive day time sleepiness and drowsiness, irritability, limbs jerking violently during the night, poor memory, pauses or extended periods of not breathing and waking up tired and thirsty.
You may experience one ot two of these conditions and perfectly fine - but if your experience all these symptoms then it is best to speak with a doctor t conduct a sleep study.
Your doctor can measure how much or little sleep you get during the night.
Sleep apnea can cause a heart attack, stroke and high blood pressure.