Snoring affects 45 per cent of the population at one time or another and it is not just irritating for the bedfellows of snorers, it can also be dangerous for the snorer.
In 2003, researchers at an Australian hospital made the link between chronic snoring and heart disease. Snorers often also suffer from fatigue as their sleep is disrupted, even if they are sleeping in a room by themselves; if they are sleeping in a bed with someone else, their sleep is also disrupted by being nudged or rolled over by their bedfellow. This is exemplified by the fact that habitual snorers often describe an overwhelming need to sleep in the afternoon.
Treatments for snoring fall into two camps, the mechanical and the chemical. The British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association (BSSAA) believes that the most effective way to treat snoring is temporarily to alter the shape of the nose and mouth during sleep
The other method of treating snoring is chemically, with sprays and creams to tighten the throat muscles
clipped from www.alternet.org
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