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The Best Cure For Snoring

Remedies and Cures for Snoring

Harold "Hal" Ward, by day was lead corporate counsel for a major insurance company. At night he was a big time snorer. Much to the dismay of his wife Susan.

Together they set off in search of the best cure for snoring for them. Which was kinda like looking for the best of anything however. Since often the answer comes back as - depends. And you'll find there are snoring sprays or a snoring mouth piece or one sort of another among the alternatives to stop snoring.

In Hal's case his search first led him to testing for sleep apnea. Where he was rigged up to a special monitor to that recorded his sleep patterns. Turns out Hal was waking up 47 times an hour. And he would stop breathing, sometimes for over 43 seconds.

So for Ward the best cure for snoring turned out to be an uvula palatoplasty. Which was done using a laser to shortened his uvula - the soft tissue at the back of his throat. He also had his soft palate tightened and lifted a bit. Which maximized the space for air passage and minimized his sleep apnea episodes.

Naturally there are other less radical cures to try first. Most fall into one of several camps.

• Some kind of snoring mouth piece
• Lubricating sprays
• Lifestyle changes

Most any snoring mouthpiece either works to keep your mouth shut, or keep your bottom jaw forward enough to allow more space for breathing.

Snoring sprays are based on essential oils. The idea is to minimize the vibration in your throat when you are sleeping to cut down on problem snoring.

Life style changes might involve minimizing alcohol intake to losing weight.

As we said earlier, which option turns to be the best cure for snoring - depends. Since snoring occurs for various reasons different for each of us.