Stop Snoring and Save Your Life
People who snore are at a higher risk for high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke. In itself, snoring is not a serious condition, but it can affect your quality of sleep and can be very disturbing to your loved ones. Snoring affects more men than women. There are several types of snoring that are associated with sleep disorders such as apnea, a condition in which a person may stop breathing for as long as ninety seconds. Symptoms of snoring include the wheezing, gurgling, and snorting noises made by the soft palate as air is forced through the oral and nasal cavity at high speeds. Obesity plays a major role in snoring. Losing just 5 percent of body weight can reduce snoring dramatically and help improve quality of sleep. Asthma and sinus problems like chronic allergic rhinitis are the most common medical conditions that can cause snoring. Smoking, alcohol use, being too tired, and poor diet can also instigate snoring. In Chinese medicine, snoring is considered energy stagnation…
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