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How to stop snoring
At our courses, expected results are that 70% of attendees will cease snoring within three days. The remaining 30% will cease snoring within a few weeks. Snoring will stop permanently when one learns how to nasal breathe and correct breathing volume.
Our courses teach the Buteyko Method of breathing. The Buteyko Method was developed by Russian doctor Konstantin Buteyko who recognised that excessive breathing volume is a major contributory factor to a number of conditions including snoring and sleep apnoea. Overbreathing simply means breathing a volume of air greater than required. It is a habit whereby the respiratory centre in the brain becomes programmed to maintain heavy breathing. For example, if you listen to the breathing of an individual during snoring, it will be heavy, noisy, loud and large. It is not that the airways are too small, but that the breathing volume is too large. This excessive breathing volume causes vibration of respiratory structures including the uvula and soft tissue at the back of the throat. Typical traits of heavy breathers include mouth breathing, sighs and audible breathing during rest.
The method involves;
- Simple exercise to unblock the nose
- Switch to nasal breathing permanently
- Correction of breathing volume to normal amounts
- Sleeping with mouth closed
Hundreds of thousands of people have applied the Buteyko Method for a number of respiratory conditions including snoring, sleep apnoea, asthma, rhinitis and more. The method is simple, easy to incorporate into your way of life and has no side effects. Additional benefits include increased energy, better concentration, better breathing, unblocked nose and improved sleep.
Symptoms from snoring include day time fatigue, poor concentration, anxiety, difficulty getting out of bed in the morning, needing to use the bathroom during the night, dry mouth in morning, restless sleep and possibly sleep apnoea. Snoring has a significant negative impact on marital life with many couples choosing to sleep in separate rooms.