Snoring, Sleep Apnea, Teeth Grinding: Simple Suggestions To Solve The Problem
If you have sleep problems such as snoring, sleep apnea or teeth grinding you can try to purchase over the counter remedies at your local chemist, there is a huge range from a few dollars up to almost 100.
These products often contain an anti histamine, similar to the medicines we normally take for hay-fever, coughs annd colds.
They can make you sleepy during the day however, if you do use them take the warnings seriously and don’t drive or operate heavy machinery the next day.
It is best not to take anti histamines for a long time, you will find as your body gets use to it, you have to take more and more to get the same effect.
Herbal remedies are also available. With these you need to take them for some weeks before they will take effect. And they are best taken just before bedtime, like anti hestamine take the warnings seriouly, if you are taking blood pressure or sleeping tablets have a word with your doctor first.
SLEEPING TABLETS
These have been available for many years, however it is only in recent times that we have discovered a number of problems: – they do not work for long periods of time – lose their effect quite quickly so to get the same effect you have to take more and more – some people get addicted to them – leave you tired and depressed during the day if you have been using them for long periods of time cut down slowly after discusions with your doctor.
SLEEPING TOO MUCH
You may find that you often fall asleep during the day and at times when you want to stay awake. The commonest reason for this is not getting enough sleep, however if you continue to fall asleep during the day and you are getting enough sleep at night, it might be due to other physical problems like diabetes, a viral or thyroid problem, get yourself checked out by a doctor.
OTHER SLEEP PROBLEMS
At some time in our lives 1 in 20 adults will have nightmares and 1 in 100 report sleep walking, both ofthese conditions are more commmon in children by the way! If you sleep walk you will appear (to other people) to wake from a deep sleep. You will then get up and do things, these may be complicated like walking up and down stairs. This can land you in embrassing situations and can be quite dangerous, unless someone wakes you up you won’t remember a thing, sleeping walking often occurs after nightmares. If this happens the sleeperwalker should be guided back to bed and should not be woken.
SNORING, SLEEP APNEA, TEETH GRINDING
If you have any of these problem you may want to try a mouth guard that could improve the flow of the air in the airway and then stop snoring or reduce or eliminate one of the other problems. Usually these devices are quite cost effective safe, and easy to use: made of soft dental resin are worn in the mouth while sleeping in order to pull the bottom jaw forward and stop it falling back. Keeps the airway open and preventing the tongue from touching the soft tissues at the back of the throat.
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