By: John Cielo
Submitted: 2010-11-12 05:10:27 | Word Count: 410
There are several natural ways to prevent snoring at night. And they get at the root cause of snoring, which is the constriction of your airways caused by soft tissue in them vibrating due to turbulent airflow through the restricted air space.
There are many prevent snoring aids on the market that can help to address this problem as you sleep. These are devices such as snoring mouthpieces, anti snore pillows, snoring chin straps, and so on. And these can work for lots of snorers.
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But, before you spend your money, there are some pretty basic natural home remedies that you should try first, and which don't cost anything, apart from your time and persistence...
1. Top Prevent Snoring Tip No. 1 - Evening Meals
Going to bed on a full stomach is a recipe (forgive pun) for disaster! The undigested food in your stomach puts a lot of pressure on your diaphragm which can then constrict your air passage ways. You need to ensure that your food is fully digested before going to bed. So your last meal should be at least 3 hours before bedtime.
2. Top Prevent Snoring Tip No. 2 - Alcohol
Alcohol acts as a stimulant at first, but then quite quickly acts as a depressant. This adds to your overall relaxed state during sleep, helping to make the root cause of your snoring even worse. So don't go to bed under the influence of alcohol.
3. Top Prevent Snoring Tip No. 3 - Weight
Most of us carry a bit too much weight nowadays; some way too much weight. The thing is about carrying these extra pounds is that you also add more to your neck and lower jaw area. This results in a much fleshier lower jaw and neck, which when you sleep adds more pressure on your airways and constricts them. So, a top tip to stop snoring at night is to lose that weight!
As I said above, you should try these 3 tips before buying any stop snoring devices as you could save yourself unnecessary expense. But there are way more things you can do to make sure that you do eliminate your snoring. See below.
