Snoring Cure – Bedroom Silence Returns

It has never ceased to amaze me throughout my career that when the subject of snoring comes up in a crowd, everybody is rapt. It would appear that almost everybody has a profound interest in snoring because they are either directly affected by it or certainly know someone who is. Snoring is the bane of the bedroom for millions and millions of people making it very desirable to find a snoring cure.

Why is finding a snoring cure so important?

A recent scientific article reported at the American Academy of Sleep Medicine reported that the bed-mate to a snorer suffers poor quality sleep. This may sound obvious. However, bed-mates to snorers constantly attempt to “beat the system”. They will tell you that they go to bed earlier than their partner so that they can fall asleep before the snoring begins. This may happen but when the snorer arrives in bed, falls asleep and starts snoring, it partially arouses the bed mate as well as the snorer him/herself.

There is something known as sleep architecture wherein our brains go through a very specific series of sleep stages throughout the night. In effect, the brain slows down in discrete steps and these steps have very specific rejuvenating functions. When snoring occurs, sleep architecture for everyone within earshot is disrupted arousal from deep sleep transpires. This is why a snoring cure is crucial. Poor sleep results in daytime fatigue, irritability, memory loss, and a host of other conditions that demand a snoring cure.

Attempts at a snoring cure.

Ear, Nose and Throat surgeons have been trying for years to come up with procedures that can provide a snoring cure. All of these procedures (UPPP, LAUP, Pillar, Somnoplasty) have the same general goal: to reduce the volume or add more rigidity to the “snoring tissues” in order to prevent them from collapsing into the airway during sleep. There have been limited and unpredictable successes that have not seemed to hold up long term.

Other mechanical devices or strategies such as nose clips, chin straps, sprays, and tennis balls in pajama tops are also not viable. CPAP therapy where patients wear a mask attached to a blower is considered the gold standard as a snoring cure and treatment for obstructive sleep apnea. While CPAPs work well, they are bulky, uncomfortable and cosmetically imposing so patient compliance percentage is relatively low (approximately 40%).

A very viable approach to a snoring cure!

For select patients who suffer exclusively from snoring alone (not obstructive sleep apnea) the Anti-Snoring Mouthpiece appears to be a simple, inexpensive and efficacious snoring cure. It is a device that looks like a sports mouthguard but it positions the lower jaw in a forward position thus opening up the airway so as to prevent snoring. This, by definition, becomes a snoring cure.