Imagine yourself getting inside the cosy blankets to escape the chill winters, switching off all the lights, and almost about to fall into deep sleep, except then you hear your partner’s snores. And the result? You lay flat on the bed with an irritated expression unable to sleep till you hit the sofa instead? Ever happened with you? Well, next time it does, instead of moving out with the pillow, you can try and adjust the sleep patterns so that the snores can be reduced.
If you want to reduce the snores, then there can be two probable solutions to it. First, find out the cause; and second, adjust the pillow accordingly. However, one has to remember that pillows can help in reducing milder problems and even then it is not a universal solution, but rather a quick-solution that might help you sail through the night without having to bear the snores.
Coming back to the main question, so how do pillows help? Experts have researched and found out that pillows help in the nasal alignment which opens the blockage in your nose , which is the root cause of snores. This means the pillow elevates the head so that the tongue and throat do not remain in the same linearity. This up and down alignment helps opening the nasal blockage and preventing snores. Moreover, you can opt for anti-snore of positional pillows which allow you to comfortably sleep on your sides, thereby reducing your snoring problems. Wedge pillows help in improving posture and decreasing snoring intensity.
You have to however keep in mind, that pillows may be a temporary solution. It will not be working if the person snoring is affected with sleep apnea or other severe problems. In such cases professional medical opinion is the best. Also, while purchasing a pillow talk it out with the vendor and see if they help in body alignment. If the pillows are too big or too hard, then it would not serve the main purpose of alignment, and you will be left with sleeplessness due to overnight snores.
Thus, to cut a long story short, pillow, posture, and sleep pattern are your solutions to the unwanted snores.
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