Find a Natural and Effective Home Remedy for Snoring

Does your spouse sleep with a pillow over her head every night due to snoring?

Well, there's hope..you can find a stop snoring home remedy.

Snoring is due to the vibration and rubbing of tissues in the back of the mouth and throat. Some people are more likely to snore due to the shape of their palate (a long, soft palate makes you more prone to snoring). ^2,5There are other people who only snore when they have allergies, sinus problems or a cold. Being heavier or older, also increases the risk of snoring. ⁵

Warning: If you struggle to breathe while sleeping or snore heavily no matter what position you sleep in, you might have sleep apnea (a condition whereby a person periodically stops breathing while sleeping). See your doctor for treatment. ⁵

However, if you don't have sleep apena or even if you do (but are under a doctor's treatment)..look through this list of home remedies for snoring and find your snoring home remedy.

• If you only snore when you have allergies, sinus problems or a cold, then focus on treating those issues first. Find a natural cold remedy and check out sinus infection home remedies.
• Of course, losing weight and quitting smoking will help. Also, avoid alcohol, 4 hours before bedtime.
• Try nasal strips (like football players wear). ⁵
• Take a hot, steamy shower before bed, or at least lean over a tub of hot steamy water for 15 minutes before sleeping. You can also try a vaporizer or humidifier in your room at night. ⁵
• Sleep with your head elevated. ⁵
• MSM or methylsulfonylmethane is another home remedy for snoring. A study conducted in Israel showed that it helps decrease snoring. MSM is available in health food store or buy MSM Capsules online. ¹
• Avoid back sleeping. Try tucking a pillow behind your back, to prevent you from rolling over. Another suggestion is to sew a deep pocket in the back of your pajamas and put a tennis ball in it. That ought to keep you on your side! ^1,5
• Nettle is another home remedy for snoring. Try drinking up to 3 cups of Nettle Leaf Tea a day, with the last one right before bed. Nettle will help with any respiratory inflammation brought on by allergies.²
Learn more about the stinging nettle plant.
• Oak or Oregon Grape root : Use an infusion of either herb to gargle and nasal rinse before bed. Start with 2 teaspoons of either herb and cover with a cup of boiling water. Let steep for 15 minutes and then strain. Use to gargle and nasal rinse once the infusion has reached room temperature. To use as a nasal rinse, cup around 2 tablespoons of infusion in your hand. Bring your hand up to one nostril, hold the other nostril closed and gently sniff the infusion into your nose. This make take some getting used to, but it is highly effective. ²

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