Generally, snoring is caused by blockage and narrowing of the breathing passage whether it's around the throat, nasal passages, or mouth. Due to this blockage, the soft tissues in the breathing passages begin to flap in the airflow – which is what causes the loud noises.
However, due to the different types of blockages depending on the position and magnitude of the blockage, snoring problems differ from person to person.
Nevertheless, there are typically five common causes that block airflow. This, in turn, results in five different types of snoring. Keep in mind, however, that one person may have one or more of these types of snoring.
The five different types of snoring include;
- Snoring is associated with sleep apnea which is caused by the throat clamping down
- Snoring is caused by the tongue falling into the throat when one is sleeping
- Congestion or narrowing around the nasal passages blocks the airflow
- Snoring is caused by tension in the jaw which, in turn, causes the air passages to narrow
- Snoring is caused by a weak or unusually large soft palate
With the five common and different types of snoring existing, it comes as no surprise that one mode of treatment may not work for the other.
In other words, one cannot execute the same principle for decongesting the nasal passages to treat snoring associated with sleep apnea.
Just like how nasal strips may not be effective for treating snoring caused by weak tongue muscles. Thus, the number one solution to treating snoring is first finding out what type of snoring one suffers from.
However, even if one finds the answer to the type of snoring they suffer from, conventional treatment may not necessarily work. This is because such treatments are used to mask the symptoms temporarily and normally require to be used indefinitely.
Unlike conventional treatment, The Stop Snoring and Sleep Apnea Program addresses the root cause of the problem – rather than applying temporary bandages.
The program uses up to 24 different snoring exercises that focus on each snoring problem – allowing one to truly address the issue.
Again, unlike conventional treatment, snoring exercises only take a minimum of three minutes to complete.
The program works in three basic steps.
Step 1
During the first step, one should understand exactly what causes their snoring. In the program, one will find simple diagnostics tools in the form of questions to easily find out the type of snoring they are experiencing.
Some of the key questions they may be asked include – "do you snore even when you sleep with your mouth closed?" – in this case, their partner may help them answer.
For this particular question, if the answer is “yes”, then, they may be snoring due to issues with the nasal passages. For a concrete verification, they may be a follow-up question.
Depending on the answers to the follow-up questions, one will have access to exercises particularly crafted for that type of snoring.
Step 2
Typically, about 3 to 4 exercises are recommended in the program based on the user’s type of snoring – whether it's throat, tongue, nasal passage, jaw, or soft palate exercises. Each exercise normally takes about a minute or two. Thus, it takes about 3 to 5 minutes to complete each day’s session.
During the first day of the program, one should put aside an additional five minutes to learn the directions and tips on how to navigate the entire program and to ensure one fully utilize it.
During this process, one will experience results on the first day according to the official program site. Nonetheless, they are advised to keep doing the exercises until the end of the program.
Step 3
The third step is to learn the most powerful and best sleeping positions to prevent snoring. According to the official site, however, this step is optional. During this stage, one learns how to sleep in a proper position to further complement the efforts in opening up the breathing passages.
For example, one of the sleeping positions in the program recommends that one lays on their back or sleeps on their side – depending on what works for the person.
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