A lot of snoring aids promise to be the ‘cure’ for snoring, but that isn’t always the truth. Sometimes that’s not really a realistic goal.
Don’t despair, though- it’s always possible to at least reduce snoring. An interesting new treatment being developed has something in common with the Apex system in so much as it relies upon implants into the body. This is a little simpler, though- this is a simple plastic strip, inserted into the soft tissues of the pallet. The reason this works, is that snoring is often a vibration of this tissue, which happens when the airways become congested. Air pressure through the mouth during breathing increases and the soft tissues vibrate, acting like a rather tuneless version of the reed in a wind instrument (and producing a slightly less than musical sound!)
Obviously, this blockage can increase and become Sleep Apnea. In that situation, these proposed strips won’t help directly, and won’t do anything to prevent the further problems that can develop as a result of Sleep Apnea.
Not every snorer suffers from this, however. Most of the time, a snorer is maybe suffering a slight disturbance to their sleep and experience increased sleepiness during the day. I think we all know who suffers most, though! It’s the partners, kept awake by these sounds, who are the real sufferers.
With that in mind, check this result out: a test of this procedure on 12 people used ratings of the snorer’s loudness by their spouses themselves. The long-suffering partners were asked to rate their partner’s loudness out of 100. At the start of the study, the average rating was 79. Rather impressively, some of these snorers were rated as ‘loud enough to be heard outside the house! Three months later, partners reported an average of rating of 48!
If you’ve suffered sleepless nights as a result of a partner’s snoring, then I’m pretty sure your heart just leapt!
Whilst it can seem funny or trivial, a partner’s snoring can cause all kinds of problems, both embarrassing and damaging to a relationship. If that’s a situation you’re in, maybe this surgical solution could be the answer.
For those of us who don’t want to go under the knife just yet, there’s still a lot of other options available. Maybe it’s time to try one of them, before things get out of hand!
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