AS I SCAN THE PAGES OF DIFFERENT NEWSPAPERS TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING WORTHY TO WRITE IN MY BLOG, I FOUND THIS ARTICLE WRITTEN BY DR. TRANQUILINO ELICANO JR. IN HIS "WHAT'S UP DOC? COLUMN IN THE PHILIPPINE STAR.
I HOPE MY READERS AROUND THE GLOBE WILL LIKE IT AND EXPERIMENT ON IT IF THE GOOD DOCTOR TIPS IS REALLY WORKING AND I WILL TRY IT ON MYSELF BECAUSE I ALSO HEAR SOMEONE TELLS ME THAT I SNORE.
HERE ARE THE SEVEN STEPS TO SNORE FREE SLEEPING:
1. SLEEP ON YOUR SIDE - BECAUSE YOU'RE MORE LIKELY TO SNORE WHEN YOU SLEEP ON YOUR BACK.
- IT IS SUGGESTED THAT YOU SEW A TENNIS BALL INTO THE BACK OF YOUR PAJAMAS SO THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS SLEEP ON YOUR SIDE.
2. AVOID THICK PILLOWS THAT CAUSE YOUR NECK TO BEND FORWARD. THIS PINCHES, MAKING SNORING WORSE. HOWEVER IF YOU ELEVATE YOUR ENTIRE UPPER BODY WITH PILLOWS, THAT MAY HELP.
3. STOP SMOKING. SMOKING CAUSES THE TISSUES OF THE THROAT TO SWELL AND NICOTINE DISTURB SLEEP PATTERNS.
4. STAY AWAY FROM ALCOHOL, SLEEPING PILLS AND TRANQUILIZERS AT BEDTIME. THESE RELAX THE MUSCLES OF YOUR THROAT, MAKING SNORING MORE LIKELY.
5. USE SALINE SPRAY BEFORE YOU GO TO BED. YOU CAN EITHER PURCHASE A SALINE SPRAY AT THE DRUG STORE OR MAKE YOUR OWN BY MIXING A CUP OF LUKEWARM WATER, A HALF TEASPOON OF SALT AND A PINCH OF BAKING SODA. THESE SPRAYS HELP TO OPEN NASAL PASSAGES, SO YOU'RE LIKELY TO BREATHE THROUGH YOUR MOUTH AND SNORE.
6. CONSIDER USING HUMIDIFIER IN YOUR BEDROOM. LOW HUMIDITY CAN DRY OUT MUCOUS MEMBRANES INCREASING IRRITATION AND ADDING TO THE SNORING PROBLEM.
7. LOSE WEIGHT. EXTRA WEIGHT ESPECIALLY IN THE NECK AREA CAN CAUSE PRESSURE ON YOUR THROAT, COLLAPSING ALREADY NARROW PASSAGES.
CONSIDER THESE ADVISES FROM THE GOOD DOCTOR FOR A SNORE FREE SLEEPING.
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