| Snoring occurs because of an obstruction in the | | | | medications, or using sleep aids such as Breath-Lift |
| airway during sleep. These obstructions can be | | | | Nasal Strips or the Better Sleep Pillow. Even losing |
| caused by poor muscle tone or overly relaxed neck | | | | weight can reduce help reduce snoring. |
| muscles which sag out of place, forcing the air to | | | | Snoring and obesity often share the same bed. In |
| vibrate through the airway. Congestion caused by | | | | fact, they are so commonly linked that some studies |
| illnesses or allergies can also create enough | | | | report more than 70 percent of all snorers are |
| temporary blockage and cause snoring. Even enlarged | | | | overweight! Often, one of the first things doctors will |
| adenoids or tonsils and other physical problems which | | | | tell a patient to do who struggles with snoring is lose |
| cause bulky throat tissue can partially block the | | | | weight. Even a ten-percent weight loss can drastically |
| passageway. Some of these ailments can be helped | | | | reduce snoring and its ill effects. |
| by eliminating alcohol and smoking, changing | | | | |