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So you are a snorer? Snoring is the butt of many jokes, but it is not that funny when you or even worse, your partner, snores.

Snoring can be deeply disruptive and aggravating, lasting throughout the night making sleep an impossibility for the “audience” or shall we say “recipient”. Sleep deprivation can cause a number of negative effects including disturbances in sugar metabolism showing patterns of pre-diabetes, thyroid imbalances and increased risk for obesity.

On the market are a variety of methods, pillows, straps to keep your mouth closed etc. to help the snorer and their near ones. The success rate of these contraptions vary a lot. One of the problems is that they do not address WHY the person is snoring, they just try to shut the person up!

Strapping your chin to keep your mouth shut, or sleeping on a special pillow, or forcing you to sleep on your side may bring some temporary relief, but as soon as that chin strap comes off, you are snoring again.

Then there are other natural means such a doing yoga, breathing exercises, sewing a golf ball into the back of your pajama etc. and these can work to some degree, but we are still not getting to the CAUSE of the snoring.

Addressing the CAUSE of the snoring which is usually A. A weak soft palate. B.Narrow nasal passages. C.Stuffy nose from a cold or allergies. D.Muscles in the throat are weak. E. Muscles supporting the jaw are too tense. And the most common reason: The tongue falls into the throat as you relax and partially blocks the airways.

The great news is that all these causes can be remedied with easy to do gentle exercises. A few minutes per day, and you can sleep quietly and deeply without disturbing yourself or those sharing your bed.

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