Stop using ineffective methods to cure your snoring. Some of these methods include the use of special anatomy contorting devices that attempt to prevent the vibrations that cause snoring. Some rely on behavior modification that inflicts self-torture or electric shock or the use of smelly greasy patent medicines. The last method suggests that you change your lifestyle habits by exercising more, losing weight or reducing alcohol consumption.
The ineffective attempts to cure snoring consist of four approaches:
1) This method is based on altering your position during sleep. Some suggested devices are special snoring pillows or nose strips popular among athletes and available at a drug store. If you suffer from sleep apnea, there are dental contraptions that hold the tongue and jaw forward to keep the passage in the back of the neck open. These methods are not only uncomfortable but are ineffective and could be dangerous. More modern methods are available to control and detect sleep apnea.
2) This method is based on the idea of making you so uncomfortable that you will change your behavior. The method uses electric shock when you snore. There is no evidence that this works. On the contrary, there is no evidence you can control, either directly or indirectly, your snoring. Moreover, it might aggravate your snoring by depriving you of important sleep.
3) This method suggests that you try a life-style change. The suggestions usually include losing weight, exercising, stopping smoking and stopping drinking, especially at night. Even if these methods would work, and they do not, there is not a big enough book written that you can read to show you how to accomplish these ends.
4) This method employs snoring potions. These patent medicines are smelly and expensive. To avoid traditional surgical pain, patients with various nasal conditions resulting from enlarged turbinates often endure prolonged use of intranasal sprays and systemic medications, which have long term effectiveness and moreover have harmful side effects.
Stop fooling around, do it right, consult a physician and choose methods that will stop your snoring quickly and effectively.