| If you sleep next to someone who snores, you | | | | raspy, and constant, there are medical doctors |
| know what it is like. Constantly being awakened in | | | | and sleep clinics specially designed to help with |
| the middle of the night, shoving them over on | | | | sleep disturbances, and surgery may be needed. |
| their side only to waken again when they roll | | | | Snoring followed by the sleeper appearing to stop |
| back. The snoring does not seem to bother the | | | | breathing altogether is called sleep apnea and is a |
| sleeper, but can bother their partner so much | | | | very serious condition. Sleep apnea can cause |
| that there are several attacks a year on snoring | | | | heart problems, high blood pressure, impotency, |
| sleepers by their sleep mates. Before you decide | | | | weight gain, and headaches. Therefore, you should |
| to hit your snoring partner with large, heavy | | | | seek medical advice and attention. |
| objects, there are some medical reasons for | | | | If the snoring is light, you can take some |
| snoring that you should know about. | | | | preventative measures. Regular exercise and |
| Relaxed muscles in the throat caused by alcohol | | | | losing weight can help. In addition, avoid taking |
| or over the counter sleep medication can cause | | | | medication that makes you sleepy, and try to |
| snoring, large tonsils or adenoids can cause snoring | | | | sleep on your side rather than your back. Propping |
| as well. Obstructed nasal passages such as a | | | | a pillow behind you can help keep you from rolling |
| stuffy nose can cause snoring, so if your snoring | | | | over on to your back during the night thus |
| sleeper is sensitive during hay fever season, that | | | | disturbing your sleep mate again. |
| could be the reason. If the snoring is very loud, | | | | |