How To Stop Snoring

So you snore, or worse, your partner does. And you don’t know what to do about it, but you know you just have to cure that snoring.
There are tons of gimmicks and products to chose from, not to mention going under the scalpel. Ouch!

Finding a cure for you snoring can be as simple as not sleeping on your back any more. Or consuming alcohol. That is if you have a light, maybe intermittent case of snoring. But for the millions of snoring Americans (not to mention all those snoring in the rest of the world!) many need something more powerful to cure their snoring.

You cure snoring by affecting the tissues that vibrate or in some other way partially obstruct the airways as you sleep.

That is the basis for all products selling snoring cures, including the surgical option. The airways can get partially obstructed from your nasal passages, the back of your mouth and tongue, the palate and down through your throat area. Tightness in the jaw and neck and shoulders can also affect your snoring.

The problem with most devices is that they will target only one of these areas. They will also not work if not used or worn, and let’s face it, they are not all that comfortable. While some of the devices do have some effect, it can be a bit of a hit or miss to find something that works in your case.

Chronic snorer Christian Goodman, an Icelandic therapist, discovered that when he did some simple exercises to target muscles and tissues around his nose, mouth, and throat areas his snoring went away completely. For anyone with a bit of understanding of physiology that makes a lot of sense.

He discovered that with just a few minutes per day of specific snoring exercises, the tissue surrounding the airways became toned and strong enough to not vibrate and cause those sounds we know of as snoring. One of the many advantages of his best selling program is that not only is it inexpensive and easy to use, it targets the entire airway, covering all the common causes for snoring.

Anyone afflicted with a snoring problem, or anyone who’s partner snores can vouch for the sense of desperation to make the snoring go away.

Of the variety of effective options available on the market today, including the very effective Snore Exercise Procedure, surgery should probably be the last resort, used only when all other options have failed.

Let’s look at some of the pros and cons.

While surgery can eliminate suffering in untold humans, surgery to end snoring can be not only expensive but also not very effective.

Snoring Surgeries Performed

CAPSO (Cautery guided Palatal Stiffening Operation)

This surgery will burn your palate to make it stiff in order to not vibrate. It also removes the tissue around the uvula.

• This operation is not only expensive but it is:
• Success rate is unpredictable..
• Not only is it in an experimental stage, it also tends to cause:
• Post operative pain and discomfort.

LAUP (Laser Assisted UvuloPlasty)
This surgery removes your uvula and other tissue that may or may not, be obstructive.
Some of the cons here are:

• Dry mouth,
• Changes to your voice (!!)
• Pain in ears.
• This surgery can mask deeper problems or lead to new complications.
• The success rate is unpredictable.

UPPP (Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty)
This surgery attempts to expand you airways. As the name implies, your uvula, palate, and pharynx are all the target for this surgery.
Some of the cons:

• This procedure have higher than normal risks for hemorrhaging, and there is the post op. infection risk.
• This surgery carries the risk of speech defects. (!!)
• and swallowing problems.
• It is also expensive,
• and if your problem is sleep apnea it will not help.

Before using such drastic and irreversible measures such as surgery to attempt to cure your snoring, much research should be done. Especially when there are low cost, safe and effective snore exercises with an exceedingly high cure rate.