Quit Snoring Now

While others take snoring for granted, one can ask the question: "is snoring serious?" Well, if you take into account that the snorer often times becomes the object of attraction… he draws a lot of listeners when he sleeps… and an object of mockery. Then yes, it is serious. And it's best for that snorer to quit snoring as soon as possible.

But here's a much serious side to snoring… Medical studies say that snoring should not and never be ignored. Whereas it disturbs the pattern of sleep and starves the snorer with proper rest, snoring, when severe or critical, may result to health problems, one is sleep apnea.

Sleep apnea put into simple term means that one has incident or occurrence of a stop or cease in breathing or choking while asleep, and in such cases, can happen many times in a night.

In this severe condition, throat tissues are excessively sagging and a result is a collapsed airway that prevents you from breathing. Sleep apnea largely breaks up very loud snoring sounds with ten or more seconds of silence. Ultimately when there is not much oxygen, and when the increase in carbon dioxide signals a person to wake up, causing the airway to open accompanied by a snort or snoring sound.

Sleep apnea are in three types: obstructive sleep apnea, central sleep apnea, and mixed sleep apnea. Let us focus on obstructive sleep apnea.

This type is caused by obesity, because the throat are surrounded by fat tissues that would obstruct the passage of air. Smoking also contributes a great deal.

The primary symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are loud snoring and sleepiness in the daytime. The one that sleeps besides you may notice times when you cease breathing during sleep. Other symptoms are:

* During sleep, one keeps on turning and tossing.

* A feel of suffocation is experienced during sleep.

* A feeling of tiredness, most of the time.

* Experiences headaches in the morning.

* Feels not rested and irritated.

* Falls asleep at untimely instances, such as while eating .

* Having job problems.

During the occurrence of OSA, the blood oxygen level in the body can drop because of the fact that one stopped breathing. If one has OSA, one is a candidate to developing high blood pressure, pulmonary hypertension, depression, and stroke. Given ample time, low blood oxygen in the body can develop serious risk to the health, or even death.

How then can one know if one has OSA? How Is this diagnosed?

The first step is reviewing a one's medical history and a physical examination. If your medical examination suggest that you are having OSA, a sleep study will be recommended for you by your physician, and you will have to stay in the hospital overnight. Sleep study can identify the following:

* How often you cease to breath or if you have slower breathing during your sleep.

* How low does your blood oxygen levels do drop during your sleep.

* How many times your sleep is interrupted and how many times you wake up to these interruptions.

But OSA can be treated if one tries to loose weight, avoid alcohol and must develop good sleep habits. Whereas if you have moderate to sever OSA, a breathing program is recommended.

Help prevent snoring and OSA through the following guidelines:

* Avoid using alcohol and medicines, like sleeping pills, they tend to slow your breathing.

* Good eating habits, the right kind of food, exercising, and maintaining your ideal weight.

* Always sleep on your side

* Quit smoking.

* Raise the head of your bed.

* Treat breathing problems right away, like stuffy nose that is caused by allergies or common cold. But do avoid taking anti histamine, they tend to cause drowsiness. Use decongestants instead.

We come to conclude that snoring, is a serious matter. One has no choice… you should quit snoring.