How to deal with snoring? You have no idea how many people would like to know the answer to this question! And in most cases, And this problem is not very concerned about the snoring, and his loved ones. That, however, is easily explained - try to go to sleep when the ear snore, and sometimes very much.
Unfortunately, the more idle interest usually is not the case - no one tries to stop snoring, preferring to just live with it. It is a pity - in most cases, with the right approach to eliminate snoring very real. So why not try? All the more so in some cases, snoring can lead to health problems.
What is snoring?
What most people know about snoring, except that it prevents people think of sleep? Practically nothing. But if you decide to come to grips with snoring, you have to learn everything about it. So, snoring - a loud guttural sound coming from a sleeping man. There is the sound due to the fact that the air passes through the muscles relax too much sky, throat and tongue, a strong vibration.
Individual snore during sleep - the phenomenon is perfectly normal and common to all, without exception - men, women, adults, children, the elderly. In this case, the snoring is not worth your attention, not to mention any treatment. But the constant and very strong snoring - is another matter.
This snoring can interfere with sleep, not only to others but also yourself snoring - sleep a person or a surface, or even constantly interrupted. A constant lack of sleep sooner or later lead to the development of chronic fatigue syndrome and problems with the normal functioning of the nervous system. To avoid this, you must take a number of measures to help decrease snoring - normalize the regime of the day, give up bad habits, see a doctor. But let's about everything in order.
The causes of snoring
Now you know that snoring - a vibration of muscles of the tongue, palate, pharynx, arises because of their relaxation. Typically, this is followed by all even sharp narrowing of the airways. But for some reason this does not happen at all people? Obviously, there are some reasons for provoking? Of course!
Deviated septum
Normally, the nasal septum is the person in the middle position or, more simply, in the middle of the nose. If there is a deviation of the nasal septum in either direction, air passes with much greater resistance. As a result - the appearance of snoring, the severity of which depends on the degree of curvature of the nasal septum. In some cases, a congenital curvature is - as a rule, the child begins to snore almost continuously since birth. And in some cases, deviated septum is due to injury to the nose.
Polyps in the nose
Sometimes the cause of snoring in general is simple - formed in the nasal mucosa of the polyps. By themselves, the polyps are not dangerous, as are excessive growth of just this very nasal mucosa. As a result, the normal clearance nostrils narrowed at times, which also provokes the emergence of a strong snoring.
Adenoids
Adenoids - is enlarged tonsils, which also provoke the development of a strong snoring. However, in adults the adenoids are very rare - usually snore because of this occurs in children 4-10 years old.
Congenital anomalies
Very often, people who suffer from severe snoring, do not even realize that he has a certain congenital anomalies of the structure of the respiratory tract and nasopharynx. Externally, these anomalies can generally not be felt, as long as the person is not examined by an ENT doctor. These pathologies include: reduce the lower jaw is too big tongue, elongated soft palate, narrowing of the nasal passages.
Malignancies
Afraid no means impossible, but should not be forgotten - snoring can occur in the event that will appear in the nasopharynx cancers. As they grow, the snoring will only increase. And for a very long time, no other symptoms of trouble, except for snoring, a person simply does not notice.
Medications
If you have a snoring after you started taking any medication, immediately inform your doctor. Very often snore notes after taking sleeping pills.
External factors
Many people have noticed that the snoring is the strongest in the case to go to bed after drinking alcohol or too tired. In the event that all other nights you do not snore, it is not worth worrying.
Snoring as a danger signal
We have already mentioned that rare snoring does not deserve special attention. If snoring is continuous, there is a possibility that the person is a serious disease, such as obstructive sleep apnea. In this disease breathing during sleep is disrupted, until it stops - from several seconds to several minutes.
Most often a sick man at this point does not wake up a sleeping person. That is why breathing problems go undetected for a very long time. And it's not very good, in fact always a risk - albeit small - full stop breathing, after which it never recovered. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome has the following symptoms:
Snoring
Strictly speaking, a loud and long snoring is the most important and obvious symptom of this disease.
Respiratory arrest
Full stop breathing, after which it resumes after the tremors and / or sobs. The frequency of such attacks can vary greatly - from several times a week to several times a night.
Lack of sleep
Despite the fact that in most cases the person stops breathing during wakes up, complete the dream can not be named. Therefore, a person gets up in the morning, "broken" during the day experiencing drowsiness, headaches.
The most common sleep apnea occurs in people who are overweight and prone to hypertension. If you fall into this category, immediately after awakening, measure blood pressure. As a rule, if you have stopped breathing during sleep, the pressure will be slightly higher than your usual.
Obstructive sleep apnea results in a lot of health problems. Because of the disruption of respiration in the body is not fed enough oxygen - is developing so-called hypoxia. A hypoxia, in turn, may trigger the development of diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, arrhythmias, stroke, and at times sudden death during sleep.
Diagnosis of snoring
Strictly speaking, the snoring diagnosed there is no need - just to spend the night in the same room with the man. And here are the reasons that lead to the development of snoring, it is necessary to establish as soon as possible. Independently make it almost impossible, so you need to go to the ENT doctor.
The doctor will examine you, carry out the necessary research and then be able to pinpoint the cause. For the doctor will start a visual inspection, which will identify problems such as any neoplasm of the nasopharynx - benign and malignant, enlarged tonsils, polyps, deviated septum. If this is insufficient, can be applied other methods of examination - for example, computed tomography, X-ray.
If the doctor suspects that snoring - it is only a concomitant obstructive sleep apnea event, he will make a special study - polysomnography. The method of research is simple - during the night of the human body is attached a number of special sensors, which are strictly fixed number of indicators: the lower jaw muscle tone, intensity of snoring, blood oxygen saturation, heart activity, and others.
Treatment and prevention of snoring
After the doctor will do an exam and set the cause of your snoring, it will select the best course of treatment. Your task - to trust the doctor and strictly follow its recommendations. The most common treatment for snoring is as follows:
Polyps
In that case, if you find polyps in the nose, the doctor may decide to remove them surgically. Usually, the removal is made if many polyps and / or they are quite large. In other cases, doctors prefer medication and physiotherapy. But if it was not effective, the doctor may also decide on the need for surgery.
Adenoids
If the doctor finds a man snoring adenoids, a method of treatment is chosen individually, depending on how much enlarged adenoids, what is the age of the sick person, whether there are any co-morbidities. Treatment can be both conservative and surgical.
Deviated septum
If the cause of severe snoring is a deviated septum, the doctor very carefully examine a sick person. In that case, if the curvature is not very large, the doctor may recommend to give up surgery. But if the curvature is so strong that interferes with normal breathing, performed septoplasty - artificial straightening of the nasal septum.
General recommendations
If no abnormalities doctor revealed no special treatment and not appointed, nothing to worry about - your health is not in danger. But to put up some snoring oh how you do not want? What to do? Of course, fight! We offer you advice, compliance with which is in most cases allows the at times reduce snoring.
Overweight
The most frequent snoring annoy people with overweight. Therefore, from the extra padding should try to get rid of. Use obvious - first, you will snore much less. Second, you reduce the risk of various cardiovascular diseases - for example, myocardial infarction, hypertension. And thirdly, beautiful figure you provided.
Get rid of bad habits
Alcohol provokes a narrowing of the upper airway, smoking - leads to chronic pharyngitis (inflammation of the pharynx). And all this, in turn, will inevitably lead to severe snoring. As is quite clear from these habits are best abandoned. Or, at least, reduced smoking and alcohol consumption to the minimum possible. And certainly not worth smoking for a couple of hours before bedtime.
The duration of sleep
If you want to sleep without snoring, try to sleep well. You need to sleep at least 8 hours a day in a comfortable bed in a well-ventilated room.
Body position
Most often, a person starts to snore when flipped. The reason is quite simple - the language sinks deep in the throat, so hindered the passage of air through the respiratory tract and, therefore, violated normal breathing. Therefore, snoring people are advised to avoid the supine position.
But as in a dream impossible to monitor their situation, have to resort to tricks. In the back of the nightie or t-shirts Sew a tennis ball - he will not allow you to roll over on his back. Of course, some nights you constantly wake up and feel the day will leave much to be desired. However, a maximum of a week you get used to sleeping on your stomach or side, and lie on your back will not even try.
Another way to reduce snoring - is to lift the headboard. The easiest way to do it using blankets, rolled roller - put it under the mattress. The second option - a more effective, but also more time-consuming - wedges of wood or old books, planted under the foot of the bed.
Exercises for the tongue and throat
The best way to stop snoring - tone up muscles of the tongue and throat. Twice a day, morning and evening, do simple exercises: strong stick out your tongue and most strongly tighten his hold this position for as long as it will - make five such approaches. Another good exercise: hold tight lips toothpick and hold for two minutes.
The devices eliminate snoring
Today, there are a lot of mechanical devices that promise to get rid of snoring. But if you have to resort to any of them, be sure to consult with your doctor beforehand. And begin to use them only after approval. The most widely used are:
Stickers on the nose
The most innocuous means - special stickers that are attached to the wings of the nose so that nasal passages were maximally dilated. This measure makes it easier to breath at times sleeping and therefore reduce snoring.
The polymeric device for the treatment of snoring
This device is fixed in the mouth of a sleeping person in such a way as to maintain muscle oral cavity. The problem is the same - to facilitate breathing and eliminate snoring. There are many versions of the device - ask your doctor to choose the most suitable for you. Although in fairness it should be noted that many people buy such a device, but then refuse to use it - not too comfortable to sleep with a foreign body in the mouth.
Compressor
Compressor - This is a device that provides a continuous supply of air to the respiratory tract, under slight pressure. Strictly speaking, this device is called a treatment for snoring is impossible. But people suffering from severe obstructive sleep apnea, the device can be very useful. In this kind of medical treatment is called CPAP.
Medicines for snoring
Ah, such a tablet would be to drink - and no snoring ... But, unfortunately, there is no such pill. However, a number of drugs that can reduce snoring, if not eliminate it there. But remember that you can use them only after a consultation with the doctor, so as not to harm the health, and even more not to aggravate the situation.
Proceeds from the common cold
If you are constantly stuffy nose, get rid of snoring would be virtually impossible. It is therefore necessary to find out the nature of the common cold and find a suitable remedy for the common cold. Most often, doctors prescribe such vasoconstrictor drops as Naphthyzinum or Otrivin. But it is impossible to write off, and allergic rhinitis - in this case, in addition to the drops in the nose, you will need other drugs.
Drops of Good Night
Drops, whose name speaks for itself, often allow a person to completely forget about the snoring. These drops are used for gargling - they moisturize the nasal mucosa, expanding the upper respiratory tract.
Spray Silence
If you gargle with you dislike, you can try the spray. It is composed of both plant and essential oils, which are very effective in expanding the upper respiratory tract. Home - splashing spray just before bedtime, and then is not something that is not there and did not even drink.
As you can see, the way how to deal with snoring, quite a lot - most importantly, choose the right. Therefore, if you do not want to put up with snoring rest of your life, begin to act as quickly as possible. Silent nights you!
