If you end up waking from sleep finding that you haven’t been able to breathe for a short period of time, you are most likely affected by sleep apnea. Sleep apnea occurs when you can’t take in air while sleeping because your throat stays open or your throat temporarily collapses making you become breathless.
Many sleep problems and conditions are not deadly and only pose a minor inconvenience. Sleep apnea, however, is not one of the disorders that should be taken lightly. Sleep apnea is a sleeping disorder where your body forgets to breath during the night and it is possible to have a mild case and not even be aware of it.
For an increasingly large number of people, snoring is hardly a ‘silent’ problem. Around 40% of the population are affected, with male sufferers outnumbering women by 4 to 1. So, if you are reading this, you have probably asked yourself, “how can I stop snoring”? Thankfully, snoring is no longer treated as a joke and is taken much more seriously. With reports of some snores resounding at 92 decibels (louder than a pneumatic drill!), snoring has the potential to break-up relationships and can also be a sign of a more sinister disease. So consider these options to help alleviate your snoring problem?