5 Lifestyle Changes That Reduce Snoring

You may live for the days you get to do amazing and interesting things, but its the nights where you nod off and get a solid eight hours of rest that make those days possible. Without sleep, and good efficient sleep at that, everything is harder. Improve the quality of your sleep, and feel better about yourself and your ability to enjoy life by considering some simple changes that could yield serious benefits.

Many people sleep on their back, but this is a sleeping position that can lead to a partially obstructed airway. The tongue can shift while you’re unconscious, restricting airflow into your trachea, or your chest might not be able to fully expand for a nice deep breath. Changing over to sleeping on your side can help you breathe easier, and keep you from awakening to take a good breath.

If you’re overweight, losing some of the extra pounds is a simple change that will yield multiple health benefits; including easing the burden on your body as you breathe through the night. Alcohol and other sedatives, including sleeping pills, can affect your breathing and cause you to snore or snort as your body looks for oxygen. And finally, though snoring can keep you and others awake, sometimes snoring will happen because your body isn’t sufficiently rested. Getting more sleep on a consistent basis can make the sleep you get more efficient, and that can reduce the chance you’ll snore.

Key Points:

  • 1Adjusting the sleeping position from lying on one’s back can reduce snoring.
  • 2Making lifestyle changes such as maintaining a healthy weight, not drinking close to bedtime, or getting the recommended 7-8 hours of sleep a night can reduce snoring.
  • 3Regularly rinsing with saline can assist with congestion and help reduce snoring.


Aim for the recommended seven to eight hours of shut-eye each night, even if that means bumping up your bedtime slightly.
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HealthStatus has been operating since 1998 providing the best interactive health tools on the Internet, millions of visitors have used our health risk assessment, body fat and calories burned calculators. The HealthStatus editorial team has continued that commitment to excellence by providing our visitors with easy to understand high quality health content for many years.

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