| Snoring can bring misery to snorers and their non | | | | vibrate causing the distinctive snoring sound. |
| snoring partners. In fact it is a factor frequently | | | | What hypnosis can do is to re-train the snorer to |
| cited in divorce proceedings as the lack of sleep, | | | | tighten up these muscles while they are asleep |
| particularly for the non snoring partner, can cause | | | | and thereby increase the size of the airway. The |
| frustration and irritability, inevitably leading to | | | | net result of this increase in size of airway is that |
| arguments. However, there are solutions available, | | | | snoring is reduced or, as is often the case, |
| both for the snorer and the non snoring partner. | | | | completely eliminated. You should not expect |
| Most solutions require some sort of physical | | | | instant results, however. It takes some time for |
| intervention, chin straps or nasal dilators for | | | | the muscles to become re-trained in this way. |
| example. These can be quite effective for many | | | | Hypnosis can also help the non snoring partner. |
| people, but they can also be very uncomfortable | | | | The sound of snoring is particularly irritating |
| to wear and many people find it difficult to get to | | | | because it is not constant, but more often |
| sleep wearing them. There is also medication you | | | | intermittent. Therefore, often more disturbance is |
| can take, but many of these are based on | | | | caused by the anticipation of the snore as much |
| caffeine, which of course can interfere with your | | | | as the snoring itself. How hypnosis works for the |
| sleep pattern. An alternative and highly effective | | | | non snorer is that it trains them to filter out the |
| solution, which works not just for the snorer but | | | | noise of the snoring. This does not mean that |
| for the non snoring partner, is hypnosis. | | | | they stop hearing it, but more that it stops being |
| So, how can hypnosis help the snorer? Well, first | | | | something that they focus on when they are |
| of all let us think about how snoring is caused. | | | | trying to sleep. It is not instant of course, but |
| During the day the muscles in our airways are | | | | with time non snoring partners should be able to |
| taut keeping the airways open and ensuring that | | | | ignore the sound enough to get a good night's |
| there are no obstructions. When we are asleep | | | | sleep. |
| these muscles relax meaning that the airway | | | | Hypnosis can be administered by a trained |
| becomes smaller. For some people the airways | | | | hypnotherapist or self-administered. Alternatively, |
| become sufficiently small so as to cause an | | | | there are CDs and MP3 downloads available which |
| obstruction. The result of this is that when the air | | | | can be just as effective. |
| hits the back of the throat the soft tissues | | | | |