Married To a Snorer
"In sickness and in health, until death do us part.
" This sacred wedding vow doesn't mention snoring once, but it can still be the catalyst for the downfall of a marriage.
In our modern and fast paced lives the sanctity of marriage is tested and strained right from the beginning, but when you get home and have those few important hours with a loved one and then settle down for a nice relaxing sleep, the last thing you want is to be kept up all night by the loud rumbling of a partner.
It can leave you feeling fatigued, irritable and even less productive in your work, let alone in the bedroom department.
Heaven forbid you fall asleep at the wheel or get trapped in some machinery at work because you had a poor night sleep.
Where would that leave your marriage? According to statistics, 30% of those aged over 30 are regular snorers and over 50% snore occasionally depending on various factors.
It is safe to say that snoring is a widespread problem and it is also one that doesn't have a widespread cure.
The science behind snoring is quite simple, although the cures (at least up until now) are very complicated.
Snoring occurs when the airways have become blocked, either by an alien object, phlegm or simply by narrowing due to excess fat or lack of muscle tone.
A weak jaw or tongue, or abnormally small nostrils also play a big part in sleeping problems and snoring.
Although people hate it, smoking and obesity also commonly cause snoring.
If you sleep poorly or snore already, taking sleeping pills will only worsen the problem.
Sleeping pills relax the muscles of your throat and allow it to narrow or your tongue may slip to the back of your throat causing pauses in breathing or awakening.
Past snoring cures may still work, but they only seem to tackle certain types of snoring.
These methods include nasal dilators.
These simple springy strips stick to either side of the nose and open up the nostrils in hope of a clearer airway.
The only problem with these are they only help where the air comes in and not where it goes, so they are not really recommended for anybody other than those with a cold.
Another popular over the counter remedy is nasal spray like Rhynil.
These may temporarily reduce the congestion with excess phlegm, but what happens when you're snoring is down to a narrowing of the airways or muscle problem, no magic spray is going to fix that? Those of us with large tongues (you know who you are, nose lickers), are often advised to buy Mandibular Advancement Devices (MAD's) but along with the awkwardly long name comes and awkwardly big and annoying piece of equipment.
The theory is that the device straps your jaw in to the right position, bringing it forward and allowing your tongue to sit away from the throat.
From experience these devices are uncomfortable and probably cause less sleep than the snoring itself.
Along with this device come various other straps and posture cushions that help to prevent people that snore when lying on their back.
In my experience the hassle of constantly changing position defeats the purpose and no matter what position I have personally tried, if you snore, you'll snore at any angle, upside down and hanging out the window or not.
Another option commonly offered to victims of snoring is surgery, which although may be fine for some isn't what I was looking for.
Any type of surgery carries a risk of death and I'd rather be a snorer than dead.
Being a family man with a great but not so snoringly understanding wife I opted out of surgery, but still needed a cure.
Apart from all of these cures, there are now revolutionary exercises that strengthen the jaw, tongue, throat muscles and hopefully your marriage.
Instead of removing the problem with surgery or altering it with uncomfortable and often ineffective devices, people are opting to change their problems for good and in an all natural way.
These new methods include things as simple as yawning exercises and all together they only take a small amount of your time.
People are now also claiming that they don't just help the causal snorer but have also helped to improve people with serious disorders like sleep apnea.
I don't think snoring will ever go away for everybody but there have been significant developments in how it is treated and newer methods are simpler than the old ones.
Some people live for their marriage and all humans only live because they sleep.
Hopefully you can now sleep and enjoy your family life without snoring everything in to oblivion.
" This sacred wedding vow doesn't mention snoring once, but it can still be the catalyst for the downfall of a marriage.
In our modern and fast paced lives the sanctity of marriage is tested and strained right from the beginning, but when you get home and have those few important hours with a loved one and then settle down for a nice relaxing sleep, the last thing you want is to be kept up all night by the loud rumbling of a partner.
It can leave you feeling fatigued, irritable and even less productive in your work, let alone in the bedroom department.
Heaven forbid you fall asleep at the wheel or get trapped in some machinery at work because you had a poor night sleep.
Where would that leave your marriage? According to statistics, 30% of those aged over 30 are regular snorers and over 50% snore occasionally depending on various factors.
It is safe to say that snoring is a widespread problem and it is also one that doesn't have a widespread cure.
The science behind snoring is quite simple, although the cures (at least up until now) are very complicated.
Snoring occurs when the airways have become blocked, either by an alien object, phlegm or simply by narrowing due to excess fat or lack of muscle tone.
A weak jaw or tongue, or abnormally small nostrils also play a big part in sleeping problems and snoring.
Although people hate it, smoking and obesity also commonly cause snoring.
If you sleep poorly or snore already, taking sleeping pills will only worsen the problem.
Sleeping pills relax the muscles of your throat and allow it to narrow or your tongue may slip to the back of your throat causing pauses in breathing or awakening.
Past snoring cures may still work, but they only seem to tackle certain types of snoring.
These methods include nasal dilators.
These simple springy strips stick to either side of the nose and open up the nostrils in hope of a clearer airway.
The only problem with these are they only help where the air comes in and not where it goes, so they are not really recommended for anybody other than those with a cold.
Another popular over the counter remedy is nasal spray like Rhynil.
These may temporarily reduce the congestion with excess phlegm, but what happens when you're snoring is down to a narrowing of the airways or muscle problem, no magic spray is going to fix that? Those of us with large tongues (you know who you are, nose lickers), are often advised to buy Mandibular Advancement Devices (MAD's) but along with the awkwardly long name comes and awkwardly big and annoying piece of equipment.
The theory is that the device straps your jaw in to the right position, bringing it forward and allowing your tongue to sit away from the throat.
From experience these devices are uncomfortable and probably cause less sleep than the snoring itself.
Along with this device come various other straps and posture cushions that help to prevent people that snore when lying on their back.
In my experience the hassle of constantly changing position defeats the purpose and no matter what position I have personally tried, if you snore, you'll snore at any angle, upside down and hanging out the window or not.
Another option commonly offered to victims of snoring is surgery, which although may be fine for some isn't what I was looking for.
Any type of surgery carries a risk of death and I'd rather be a snorer than dead.
Being a family man with a great but not so snoringly understanding wife I opted out of surgery, but still needed a cure.
Apart from all of these cures, there are now revolutionary exercises that strengthen the jaw, tongue, throat muscles and hopefully your marriage.
Instead of removing the problem with surgery or altering it with uncomfortable and often ineffective devices, people are opting to change their problems for good and in an all natural way.
These new methods include things as simple as yawning exercises and all together they only take a small amount of your time.
People are now also claiming that they don't just help the causal snorer but have also helped to improve people with serious disorders like sleep apnea.
I don't think snoring will ever go away for everybody but there have been significant developments in how it is treated and newer methods are simpler than the old ones.
Some people live for their marriage and all humans only live because they sleep.
Hopefully you can now sleep and enjoy your family life without snoring everything in to oblivion.
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