The Sunday Mail
SNORING is caused due to an interrupted air flows through the nose and throat while breathing when you sleep. This phenomenon makes the relaxed throat tissues to vibrate and causes familiar snoring sounds. Here are some home remedies that will help you get rid of snoring.
Lose weight
Overweight people are more likely to snore. Fatty tissue and poor muscle tone, especially around throat, make one snore. So this gives you another reason to lose weight.
Limit alcohol intake before hitting bed
Alcohol can relax the throat muscles which cause snoring. So avoid alcohol consumption two hours before going to sleep.
Change your sleep position
When you sleep lying on your back, it makes the base of your tongue and soft palate collapse to the back wall of your throat. This makes one snore. Sleeping sideways can reduce snores.
Pineapple, oranges and bananas
If you are getting quality sleep, snores are bound to get reduced. This can be achieved by increasing the intake of melatonin in the body. Melatonin makes one sleepy and pineapples, oranges and bananas are rich in it.
Elevating the head
One can use additional pillows to elevate the head. It opens the airways and reduces snoring. There are some pillows available in the market as well that keeps the head in an elevated position. One can also elevate the head of the bed by four inches to open the airways.
Stop smoking
Smoking irritates the airways, which worsen the condition of snoring.
Ginger and honey tea
Ginger has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. It increases saliva secretion. This leads to providing relief to the throat and snoring. Drink honey and ginger tea twice a day to reduce snoring.
Garlic, onion and horseradish
Having strong aromatic foods like garlic, onion and horseradish prevent drying of the nose and reduce congestion. A study also claims that these food products also decrease swelling in the tonsils and prevent sleep apnea. You can either chew the garlic/onion/horseradish before going to bed if you do not care about the smell or can even add it to your dinner.
Avoid sedative medicines, sleeping pills
Sedative medicines make one get a very deep sleep which gives throat a lot of relaxation and causes snoring.
Cut down on inflammatory foods
Dairy and gluten products are known to cause inflammation in nose and throat tissues. – Wires
