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It is estimated that as many as 49% of pregnant women snore, many of them having never snored before. This goes against the rule that women naturally snore less than men. In the general population, around 20% of women across all ages snore, with even fewer of child-bearing age doing so. Amongst the medley of changes happening during pregnancy, your new-found snoring is probably low on your list of priorities. But if you are pregnant and have recently found yourself snoring, you may have questions an

The partner of a chronic snorer loses over an hour of sleep every night. Good sleep can be hard to come by for all parties in a bedroom polluted with snoring, particularly if snoring transitions to sleep apnea. But why does this matter?

Many people snore due to a blocked nose. There are several options when it comes to opening your nose. One popular option is to use a nasal dilator. Nasal dilators work by mechanically opening your nasal passages, decreasing the resistance to incoming air without resorting to medication. There are two main types of nasal dilators: external and internal.

Many people snore because they sleep on their back. The good news is that simple causes have simple solutions – if you sleep on your back, it’s time to try sleeping on your side with the help of some simple techniques you can engineer at home. Making this basic change – without the need for any invasive techniques, complicated devices or significant expenditure – can have a huge impact on your snoring or sleep apnea. More than half of s

Your sleeping position can greatly influence your snoring. Sleeping on your back makes you more likely to snore or experience sleep apnea. Side sleeping is one of the most basic and effective ways to reduce snoring When sleeping on your back, the effect of gravity on your face, head and neck starts to compress your airway. This is particularly poignant if you are overweight. Science has gone as far as measuring these airway dimensions meticulously; using MRI, radiography and infra-red analysis of the upper airway

CPAP stands for continuous positive airway pressure. A CPAP device uses a mask to force air into your nose or mouth and is very effective in treating moderate to severe sleep apnea, a condition where the airway repeatedly closes during sleep. Contrary to popular belief, CPAP does not give you more oxygen, it simply establishes a current of normal air that props open your upper airway to prevent it from collapsing. Normal breathing works via negative pressure, where expansion of the chest creates low pressure that then acts like a vacuum to suck in air. Conversely, by using CPAP, the constant flow of air creates high, positive pressure that forces outwards and pushes the airways open.