5 Ways To Help End Your Spouse’s Snoring


Causes of Snoring
Snoring happens when the air that we are inhaling or exhaling for breathing is unable to move freely through the nasal passage during the sleep, in turn, causes vibrations of the tissues and results in the snoring sound. Snoring depends a lot on the daily lifestyle habits, and there are natural remedies to it too. Snoring is caused by the nose and throat, but other parts like tongue and soft palate too contribute to it. Snoring is said to have more impact on the partner than the one who is snoring. Snoring not only disturbs one’s sleep but also of persons around them. Studies also show that snoring can affect marriages. So, to stop your spouse’s snoring, analyze what is causing it, and then find solutions to it.

Identify the type of snoring
To find a remedy to the snoring problem, it’s very important first to find which type of snorer your spouse is. The type of snoring depends on which parts are involved in it.
a) If the airway is blocked due to nasal passage or collapsing nostrils, then that leads to mouth breathing.
b) If the mouth remains open during the sleep with a relaxed jaw, then the snoring happens through the mouth.
c) When the tongue drops back of the mouth, it obstructs the airway leading to tongue snoring.
d) If the soft palate flutters, the uvula vibrates, and the snoring sound is caused.
e) If there is an involvement of all the parts and a combination of various sounds then its multifactorial snoring various self-tests can be taken to find out which part is getting involved. Once it’s understood, it becomes easy to change the habits that affect that part or other remedies that can be applied. But there are some commonly identified habits which can cause snoring.
Below are five preventive measures that can help control snoring
1. Try changing the sleeping position
Sleeping positions increase the likelihood of snoring. For instance, when we sleep on the back, our tongue and palate, which should be a relaxed drop in the back of the mouth, causing the airway to get blocked, leads to blockage and vibration, resulting in the snoring sound. On the other hand, if we sleep on the belly or sideways, the condition is different. If you observe any such sleep style connection with snoring, then you should put the habit to your spouse to sleep in a position that does not cause snoring.
Changing the usual sleeping position may help to reduce the snoring. Sleeping sideways, raising the head to a desirable height to improve neck position can help not to let the tongue and palette to fall.
2. Exercise tongue and mouth
It might sound weird, but yes, there are exercises for tongue and throats too. A mouth and throat workout can help to stop snoring. Exercise makes the muscles stronger, and in case of snoring, and we already know the drop back can cause the snoring. So, tighter and stronger the muscles, the...

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