Snoring Prevention

If you’re a parent of a noisy newborn, it’s really nothing that should cause any alarm. Like most parts of their bodies, which are still immature, babies are noisy breathers in general because their nasal passages are still narrow and usual are filled with bubbly secretions. When air passes through these puddles of secretions, a vibratory sound is produced - making us think our baby is “snoring”. Baby snoring is basically just a sound produced by the soft tissues as air passes in. As the baby grows older, as well as his nasal passages, and as he learns to swallow excess saliva these vibratory sounds or baby snoring should subside.

If snoring is a sports competition, there would be millions of champions. It wouldn’t be much of a challenge and gold medals wouldn’t be worth as much. I don’t know if we’re fortunate that it’s not. It probably is the only gold medal some of us will ever have.

You wake up in the middle of your sleep as you hear the loud irritating sounds your husband makes while sleeping. Then you get yourself to sleep, as these noises seem to fade away. Then after some time, you find yourself being woken up by your husband because of the noise you generate out of your sleep, and complaining that he can’t sleep with such gurgling noises. Surprised? If you think you don’t snore at all, and you blame all the funny loud snoring sounds at night all to your husband’s credit, you might want to think again.

If sleep is not an essential part of human life, a lot of people would forego doing it especially if it means having to sleep with a snoring partner. What’s the point? You would only end up twisting on the bed.

Have you heard of acupressure? It makes use of pressure points of the body and pressing these with the fingers or any devices that can provide the same function. Although the concept and theory is based on acupuncture, this does not involve the use of needles. Can acupressure present itself as an alternative cure for snoring problem?

Do you know the reason why most snorers are male? Legend claims that males make those ugly noises to protect their women by warding off beasts of prey. How chivalrous! But since we are not hounded by beasts today, who are they supposed to protect us from? Or is this their subtle way of telling us they want the bedroom all to themselves?