5 Foods To Help Stop Snoring

#1

Roughly half the population snores, and while it is something that’s joked about, snoring can put a serious crimp in your life. If you’re the snorer and you live with another person, you may find yourself contending with the outfall from their poor sleep.

Snoring happens when you can't move air freely through your nose and throat during sleep. This makes the surrounding tissues vibrate, which produces the familiar snoring sound. People who snore often have too much throat and nasal tissue or “floppy” tissue that is more prone to vibrate. The position of your tongue can also get in the way of smooth breathing.

The good news is that there are is a lot you can do to stop snoring. Just be prepared to summon some patience, do a little detective work, and troubleshoot to try different remedies. Likely your snoring won’t go away over night, but keep at it. With a little teamwork, you and your partner can combat noisy nights together.

#2 Why Do People Snore?

Snoring is a snorting or rattling noise caused when a person tries to breathe while asleep. When you snore your tongue, upper throat, soft palate and uvula vibrate against your tonsils and the adenoids. This can cause loud snoring that disrupts sleep. While you sleep your airways are more relaxed and narrow and this affects the air pressure in your airways, which then causes the tissues to vibrate.

#3 Honey

Honey has been used for millenniums to sweeten drinks and in medicine as well.

It has two main properties that make it suitable as a snoring aid; anti-inflammatory and lubricant.

The former reduces swelling in the airways hence ensuring that they remain open throughout your sleep. The latter reduces tissue vibration which is responsible for the snoring sound.

Including honey in your diet shouldn’t be hard. You could add it to herbal tea or hot water and drink before bed time. Alternatively, if you don’t mind the high sugar concentration, you could take a spoonful before bed.

#4 Dairy

You may have heard this one from your grandmother. We’re here to tell you she was correct all along: dairy indisputably increases phlegm production. Milk, cheese, yogurt and ice cream may all have this effect and cause you to snore more than usual. If you can’t avoid these products altogether, try having them only in the morning, so things are evened out by bedtime.

#5 Turmeric

Turmeric is currently viewed as a type of super food. When added to virtually anything, it can help boost the immune system and even guarantee faster weight loss. Although one can’t vouch for all the benefits allegedly connected to turmeric, studies have confirmed its positive effect for snorers. The distinct taste of the product helps clear away any decongestant that may cause the airways to become narrow.

In addition, turmeric functions as an anti-inflammatory much like honey. Hence, any swelling of the passageway can be eliminated or relieved using this particular product. If you are having hard time finding turmeric however, you may consider its close cousin ginger. Botanically related with each other, ginger works in pretty much the same way by decongesting the throat and reducing any swelling of the passageway.

#6 Fish

Fish consumption is very healthy, so it should be included in your daily diet. Eating fish more frequently (and white meat in general) than red meats, helps you stop snoring. This is because, usually, all red meat and saturated fats can provoke spasms that create inflammation in the nasal passages, so it not only improves the quality of sleep, but will also improve overall health.

#7 Olive Oil.

Olive Oil. Or rather, no saturated oils such as butter,

lard or even margarine. Saturated oils contribute to acid

reflux. That’s the reason the hamburger you eat at lunch

comes back to haunt you at night with heartburn. The

grease encourages the escape of the acids which normally

stay confined to your stomach into the upper reaches of

your esophagus, causing the burning. The resulting

inflammation can even reach your upper esophagus and

contribute to snoring.

#8 Tips To Stop Snoring

1.Maintain a healthy diet and weight. Being overweight by just a few kilograms can lead to snoring. Fatty tissue around your neck squeezes the airway and prevents air from flowing in and out freely.

2.Try to sleep on your side rather than your back. While sleeping on your back, your tongue, chin and any excess fatty tissue under your chin will probably relax and squash your airway. Sleeping on your side prevents this.

3.Avoid alcohol before going to bed. Alcohol causes the muscles to relax more than usual during a normal night’s sleep. This added relaxation of the muscles makes the back of the throat collapse more readily, which then causes snoring.

4.Quit or cut down on smoking. Cigarette smoke irritates the lining of the nasal cavity and throat, causing swelling and catarrh. If the nasal passages become congested, it’s difficult to breathe through your nose because the airflow is decreased.

5.Keep your nasal passages clear so that you breathe in through your nose rather than your mouth. Try rubbing a few drops of eucalyptus or olbas oil onto your pillowcase. If an allergy is blocking your nose, try antihistamine tablets or a nasal spray.