How To Avoid Snoring

I'm going to tell you now about how to deal with snoring. Now, snoring is a problem that affects 40% of the population. It's usually a problem for the person sleeping next to you than the person who's snoring, although sometimes it can be very serious.

I'm going to talk now about how to do simple tests in front of a mirror at home to determine what kind of snorer you are. So, the first test I'm going to do is to show you whether you are a nose snorer. Now, without looking too silly, you have to go in front of the mirror.

You have to close one of your nostrils and breathe in a deep as you can, and then repeat on the other side, and then both together. If you find any of this difficult than it's worth trying an over-the-counter antihistamine or perhaps one of those nasal strips that keeps the nose and the nostrils open. The next kind of test is for mouth snorers.

This is the most common type of snoring, and this usually occurs when somebody is overtired or perhaps when they've drunk a little bit too much alcohol. Now, the test is very simple. One opens the mouth and tries to make a snoring noise.

Now, you try the same test again with your mouth closed; if you can't make the noise, than you're a mouth snorer, like me. If you're a mouth snorer, it's very important to try and get a good night's sleep because if you're overtired, there's very little you can do to prevent it. If it becomes more of a problem, there are some chin guards that one can get which helps keeps the mouth closed when asleep.

The next test is to find out whether you're a tongue snorer. Now, this is quite a simple test. You stick out your tongue as far as you can go, you grip it between your teeth, and you try to make a snoring noise like this.

Now, if you find that your snoring noise reduces when biting the tongue, then you're probably a tongue snorer. Treatment for this is also with a device that brings the jaw forward to make the tongue sink back in the mouth. So if you've tried all of these tests and none of them demonstrate any snoring, then you're probably snoring from your palate.

Now, if you open your mouth and see the big sack hanging from the back of your mouth, that's where you vibrate to make the snoring noise. If that's the case, you should probably see your GP for further advice. If you're in any doubt whatsoever, go to see your doctor and he can probably arrange some sleep studies for you.

And that is how you deal, for the sake of your partner, with snoring. .