SNORING tends to be worse when you are lying on your back. When you are in this position, the airway and surrounding muscles sag, disrupting airflow and encouraging snoring.
You can discourage someone from sleeping on their back by sewing a tennis ball into their pyjama top, according to Dr Rob Hicks, a sexual health doctor in London. Another solution is to place a rolling pin next to the person when they are asleep on their side. This will make them turn back on their side if they roll on to it.
Those whose snoring occurs along with what sounds to be extended pauses in breathing or excessive daytime sleepiness should go to the GP because this could be a sign of sleep apnoea – when the walls of the throat narrow enough to interrupt breathing, which can increase the risk of other health issues.
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