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"Sleep apnea is characterized by very loud snoring with occasional periods when the person not only stops snoring, but stops breathing altogether. If you are this person's bedmate, this can be very disturbing. You wonder if your bedmate is going to wake up. Oddly, this means that the sleep apnea patient and his partner may both find themselves experiencing daytime fatigue—one from being awakened repeatedly when his breathing stops, and the other from being kept awake by the spouse's loud snoring—or worry over his total lack of breathing." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.)

"SNORING • Weight Reduction Reduces the Snores If your incessant snoring keeps your loved one up at night, the problem may not be all in your head—and neck. It may be in your stom- ach. A recent well-designed study found that male subjects who lost about one pound a month over a six-month period cut their snores per hour nearly in half. Those who gained weight during the study snored even more than before the study began. So, if you're looking into special pillows or surgical options, it's worth considering the diet route first." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"But snoring can be more than a noisy nuisance or caused by a behavior that you can change; it can signal a number of medical conditions, some more serious than others. snoring may simply be a sign of nasal congestion from a cold or allergy, or it may signal a nasal blockage from a deviated nasal septum SIGN OF THE TIMES Michelangelo was left with a permanently disfigured nose after a fistfight. A fellow Florentine art student, Pietro Torigiano, was so jealous of the young artist's talent that he punched him in the nose." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.) "Snoring may point to enlarged tonsils or adenoids, a large tongue, or a long uvula (that dangly thing in the back of your throat). It might also signal that either a noncancerous or cancerous growth is blocking airflow through your nose. Snoring can be your body's way of sounding an alarm that you have a potentially serious condition called sleep apnea. In sleep apnea, a person may stop breathing or the breathing can become extremely shallow." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"An easy thing to try is an elasticized bandage strip on the nose; these may help open the nasal passages, which could reduce the milder forms of snoring. Unfortunately, this treatment does not work well enough to treat most patients with significant sleep apnea. Sometimes the problem can be resolved simply by changing your sleep position. Many snorers stop snoring when they shift from their backs to their sides. But overweight people are more comfortable sleeping on their backs. To teach yourself to sleep on your side, you can try a snore-ball." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.)

"Lipman, MD, author of snoring From A to ZZZZ, says snoring used to be thought of as little more than a social handicap or nuisance, but it's now considered a legitimate medical problem. As a first line of treatment, snorers who are overweight can try losing weight to see if that allows air to move through the throat and sinuses more easily. If not, the snorer can try some of the antisnoring gadgets available, including a wrist bracelet that gives sleepers a mild electric shock if they snore." - Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac., Alternative Medicine Magazine's Definitive Guide to Sleep Disorders: 7 Smart Ways to Help You Get a Good Night's Rest (Get the book.) "Snoring unrelated to sleep apnea has not been found to pose any health risk and doesn't cause daytime drowsiness for the sleeper (though the bed partner may be awakened by loud snoring).16 To prevent snoring, sleep experts recommend that people sleep on their side. If you tend to roll on your back at night, sew a pocket into the back of your pajamas and put a tennis ball or golf balls inside. That will keep you on your side. Dental appliances are also sometimes used." - Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac., Alternative Medicine Magazine's Definitive Guide to Sleep Disorders: 7 Smart Ways to Help You Get a Good Night's Rest (Get the book.)

"Snoring and other worries Another common condition associated with disturbed sleep is snoring, and research has found that children who snore are more likely to have learning problems at school. Constant loud snoring may be a symptom of sleep apnoea, a condition in which sleep is disturbed because the sleeper actually stops breathing periodically throughout the night." - Sue Palmer, Toxic Childhood: How the Modern World is Damaging Our Children and What We Can Do About it (Get the book.)

"Sleep apnea occurs most frequently in those individuals who have a snoring problem, and, indeed, snoring by itself can cause oxygen deficits within the body, which reveal themselves the next day in persistent sleepiness. It keeps a person from entering into sleep at the REM level, which can lead to catastrophic problems. Unfortunately, there are no truly good remedies for either snoring or sleep apnea, as sleep medicine is in its infancy. Nevertheless, it is critical to work toward optimal health by addressing all Seven Golden Keys." - KC Craichy, Super Health 7 Golden Keys to Unlock Lifelong Vitality (Get the book.)

"His snoring was so bad he had been exiled to sleep in another bedroom. It seemed that his weight, prediabetes, high blood pressure, and cholesterol all stemmed from not sleeping. Chronic sleep deprivation disturbs all the hormones that control weight and increases hunger and cravings for sugar and starchy carbohydrates, leading to all the complications of high blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes. After he was fitted with a special device to treat his sleep apnea, stop his snoring, and finally give him a restful night's sleep, he lost 50 pounds." - Mark Hyman, Ultra-Metabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss (Get the book.)

"Medications (including bronchodilators, caffeine, theophylline, and stimulants such as Ritalin, amphetamines, steroids, antihypertensive drugs, and antidepressants) snoring or restless bed partner Stress and anxiety Excessive alcohol or other drug use Sleep apnea, often seen in overweight individuals, where the airways become obstructed and cause the individual to wake up frequently. Sleep apnea can be accurately diagnosed and treated by a doctor using a machine called Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), which delivers air into the airways through a mask that is worn at night." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"Sleep apnea occurs most frequently in those individuals who have a snoring problem, and, indeed, snoring by itself can cause oxygen deficits within the body, which reveal themselves the next day in persistent sleepiness. It keeps a person from entering into sleep at the REM level, which can lead to catastrophic problems. Unfortunately, there are no truly good remedies for either snoring or sleep apnea, as sleep medicine is in its infancy. Nevertheless, it is critical to work toward optimal health by addressing all Seven Golden Keys." - KC Craichy, Super Health 7 Golden Keys to Unlock Lifelong Vitality (Get the book.)

"Insomnia can also be a result of sleep-related disordered breathing due to snoring or apnea, chronic pain such as arthritis or fibromyalgia, thyroid conditions, restless leg syndrome, asthma, or medications. Mood Swings, Depression, and Anxiety. The psychological conditions associated with menopause have been a source of conflicting scientific data and controversy. Even though the relationship between menopause and depression has been extensively studied, the results have been inconsistent." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"If you or your sleeping partner experiences problems with snoring, it's important to explore whether there might be some kind of breathing disorder," Dr. Pearl says. "Sleep apnea is an episode in which your breathing is interrupted for about 10 seconds. The person will stop breathing. Ten seconds later, you hear them suddenly gasp for air once. That causes them to awaken and typically, fall right back to sleep again. A sleep apnea episode can happen as many as several hundred times a night, without the person knowing it." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Many snorers stop snoring when they shift from their backs to their sides. But overweight people are more comfortable sleeping on their backs. To teach yourself to sleep on your side, you can try a snore-ball. Sew a pocket onto the back of a T-shirt and insert half a tennis ball into the pocket. When you lie on your back wearing the T-shirt, the snore-ball will feel uncomfortable, causing you to roll over onto your side. Other treatments require seeing a specialist." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.)

"During surgery too many turbinates (see snoring, above) are mistakenly removed and the nose is literally left empty. Turbinates can also be damaged during radiation therapy or by physical trauma to the nose. Empty nose syndrome sufferers describe a frightening feeling of not being able to get enough air when they breathe. Paradoxically, they often say their noses feel both empty and blocked at the same time." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.) "WARNING SIGN If you're a snorer and are scheduled to undergo surgery, be sure to mention it to your surgeon and anesthesiologist. snoring is a common sign of sleep apnea. Anesthesia can be risky for patients with this condition, and special precautions should be taken. AVERY RUNNY NOSE Having a runny nose—medically known as rhinitis—is usually merely a sign of a simple cold or allergy. But a continuously drippy nose may be a telltale sign of snorting cocaine, heroin, or other drugs." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"Inositol for Sleep LOOK UP "sleep disorder" on Wikipedia and you'll get no fewer than seventeen different entries ranging from bruxism (grinding your teeth) to snoring. (There's even one called sexsomnia. Give up? It means "sleep sex." And no, I did not make that up.) All of the disorders have one thing in common: They interfere with a good night's sleep. And that can spell serious problems indeed. Many important things happen during sleep." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"Among the 100 health seekers whose conditions improved or who healed completely after fasting are case histories on the following acute and chronic diseases: abdominal tumors, alcoholism, bursitis, breast tumors, varicose veins, headaches, back pain, ovarian cyst, brain tumor, eczema, hemorrhoids, osteoarthritis, angina, glaucoma, Hodgkin's disease, spinal meningitis, overactive thyroid, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis, schizophrenia, appendicitis, lupus, anemia, snoring, drug addiction and more." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"Snoring The Ailment Snoring is loud, deep, throaty gurgling sounds caused by vibrations of the soft palate occurring with breathing during sleep, usually with the mouth open. snoring is a condition that seems to be more prevalent in children with enlarged tonsillar and adenoid tissue, and in adult men. snoring is not a normal state for young children. Enlarged adenoids are the usual culprits, though uneven breathing may be indicative of sleep apnea and should not be ignored. If this lack of rhythmic breathing is disturbing, consult your child's physician." - Lillian Beard M.D., Linda Lee Small, Salt in Your Sock: and Other Tried-and-True Home Remedies (Get the book.)

"Constant loud snoring may be a symptom of sleep apnoea, a condition in which sleep is disturbed because the sleeper actually stops breathing periodically throughout the night. But it may also be the result of enlarged tonsils or adenoids - leading to frequent infections and bunged-up noses - or to an allergy, perhaps relating to processed foods or environmental pollution (and possibly enhanced by our over-clean homes - see page 52)." - Sue Palmer, Toxic Childhood: How the Modern World is Damaging Our Children and What We Can Do About it (Get the book.)

"Spouses lose an average of one hour a night of sleep because of their partners' snoring (not continuous, but a cumulative effect of a minute here and there). If you're suffering, earphones playing FACTOIP of the retina, but it is nestled deep in our brain, far away from any direct access to light. In some animals—for instance, chameleons—it senses light directly through the skull. In human beings, it likely senses light through special receptors in the backs of our eyes that don't actually provide vision but do dictate our circadian rhythms." - Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D., You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty (Get the book.)

"To reduce snoring, use Breathe Right Nasal Strips and/or Snore Relief Throat Spray (for more information, see www.breatheright.com). If you snore, or if your sleep partner has noticed that you stop breathing periodically while asleep, be sure to get a referral for a sleep study to rule out sleep apnea. habits cause or contribute toward many diseases, including diabetes. By the same token, a nourishing diet can minimize the risk of developing type 2 diabetes." - Michael T. Murray, Beat Diabetes Naturally: The Best Foods, Herbs, Supplements, and Lifestyle Strategies to Optimize Your Diabetes Care (Get the book.) "In some cases sleep apnea occurs even if no airway obstruction or snoring is present. This form of sleep apnea, called central sleep apnea, is caused by a loss of perfect control over breathing by the brain. In both obstructive and central sleep apnea, obesity is the major risk factor and weight loss is the most important aspect of long-term management. People with sleep apnea experience periods of anoxia (oxygen deprivation of the brain) with each episode, which ends in arousal and a reinitiation of breathing. Seldom does the sufferer awaken enough to be aware of the problem." - Michael T. Murray, Beat Diabetes Naturally: The Best Foods, Herbs, Supplements, and Lifestyle Strategies to Optimize Your Diabetes Care (Get the book.) "For many people with sleep apnea, their bed partners or family members are the first ones to suspect that something is wrong, usually from their heavy snoring and apparent struggle to breathe. Co-workers or friends may notice that the individual falls asleep during the day at inappropriate times (such as while driving a car, working, or talking). The person usually does not know he or she has a problem and may not believe it when told. It is important that the person see a doctor if he or she snores heavily or if a sleep partner has noticed periods of interrupted breathing during sleep." - Michael T. Murray, Beat Diabetes Naturally: The Best Foods, Herbs, Supplements, and Lifestyle Strategies to Optimize Your Diabetes Care (Get the book.) "These breathing pauses are almost always accompanied by snoring between apnea episodes, although not everyone who snores has this condition. Sleep apnea can also be characterized by choking sensations. The frequent interruptions of deep, restorative sleep often lead to excessive daytime sleepiness and may be associated with an early morning headache. Approximately 18 million Americans are thought to suffer from sleep apnea." - Michael T. Murray, Beat Diabetes Naturally: The Best Foods, Herbs, Supplements, and Lifestyle Strategies to Optimize Your Diabetes Care (Get the book.)

"While we often associate sleep apnea with snoring, the truth is that sleep apnea is actually signaled by silence (often preceded or followed by power-tool sounds), where you're not breathing for up to ten seconds at a time. And that's what actually rustles you awake. You can have as many as two hundred episodes a night (two hundred!), Po You Need Sleep Prugs? Your first line of sleep therapy should be trying the hygiene strategies we outline on page 195, but for some people, medications or herbal supplements can be the answer-if you know the right one." - Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D., You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty (Get the book.)

"This problem is commonly associated with snoring and extremely irregular breathing throughout the night. In sleep apnea, breathing actually stops for as long as two minutes at a time while the individual is asleep. When breathing stops, the level of oxygen in the blood drops, resulting in oxygen deprivation. The individual then awakens, startled and gasping. A person with sleep apnea may awaken as many as two hundred times throughout the night." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.) "Snoring can make a sore throat much more painful. If you snore, try sleeping on your side or using adhesive strips that hold the nostrils open. These can be found in drugstores and many supermarkets. Q Seek a physician's care if your sore throat is accompanied by any of the following: • High or persistent fever. A fever that is higher than 102°F should be evaluated by a physician. • Rash. This can be a sign of strep throat or other potentially serious conditions. • Severe headache and stiff neck. This can be a symptom of meningitis. • Prolonged hoarseness." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

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