Nearly all of us snore from time to time, but that’s not what I’m addressing here. I’m addressing chronic snoring, where the snorer’s problem is so bad that it affects, not just them, but their partner and even the rest of the family.

I know that we all make a joke about snoring in bed, but believe me, it’s no joke. Many couples sleep in separate beds because of it, and this certainly doesn’t help any relationship. It can get so bad that many couples split up over snoring in bed at night! And it has huge physical and mental health implications as well.

If your relationship is in danger because of your, or your partner’s night snoring, then you neeed to do something about it, and fast.

Before we go any farther, let us look at the cause of snoring at night…

And here’s the first thing to realise, and that is that snoring can only occur when you are asleep. You don’t snore when you’re awake. Now I know this may seem obvious, but I bring it up because it really illustrates the actual cause of snoring.

When you are asleep, the muscles and soft tissue in your air passages tend to relax. So that when you are in the prone sleeping position — especially on your back — the tissue falls into your airways, restricting them.

How do these restricted airways give rise to snoring? Well, the air that flows through them as you breathe in and out, has to flow much faster because of the restricted space. This sets up turbulent airflow which causes the tissues in the airways to vibrate, causing the snoring sounds.

Now let’s look at how to stop snoring at night…

Of course, you have no control over what you do in your sleep, so that anything you do to try to prevent night snoring, has to be done during your waking hours. And you can do several things…

The first, and most important, is to consult your doctor who will examine you and discuss your treatment options. The thing here is to find out all you can from him or her about the upsides and downsides of the various snoring treatment options, so that together, you can make the best decision.

You then need to seriously look at your lifestyle in terms of smoking, weight reduction, alcohol avoidance, no late meals, avoid tranquilizers, introduce a strict sleep schedule, different sleeping position, etc.

The other thing you need to do is to get acquainted with the stop snoring devices available to buy over-the-counter and online. There are many, including snoring mouthpieces, nose strips, snore pillows, etc.

And, of course, there are many natural home remedies for snoring such as aromatherapy, acupressure, acupuncture, herbs and homeopathic remedies, etc.

Surgery is only ever used as a last resort. Various procedures are used depending on the underlying cause of the snoring problem. The key here, is to ensure you fully understand the benefits and the risks before embarking on this course of action.

If you follow these 5 tips, then I’m sure success will follow and you’ll be able to stop snoring at night so that you and your partner can get a good night’s sleep at last.

To discover more about stop snoring devices please visit www.howtostopsnoringatnight.info.