Snoring happens when your airflow becomes partially blocked. Some easy fixes: Try sleeping on your side or stomach (research shows those positions may reduce snoring) and avoiding alcohol (liquor can relax throat muscles, making it more difficult for air to get through). If the racket is heavy and accompanied by gasping or pauses in your breathing, you might have sleep apnea; your doctor may suggest a mouthpiece or a breathing machine to ease your nighttime breathing.
Reality check: You may have read that throat sprays prevent snoring -- not true. Snoring that arises in the throat happens because the muscles are too relaxed. There's no reason lubricating or numbing your throat would have any effect.
當(dāng)呼吸氣流局部受阻，你就會(huì)打呼。有些簡單的應(yīng)對方法：試著側(cè)睡或者趴著睡(有研究表明這些姿勢可能會(huì)緩解打呼癥狀)，以及避免飲酒(酒精會(huì)松弛咽喉肌肉，使空氣更難通過)。如果鼾聲很響且伴有呼吸困難或呼吸暫停，你可能患有睡眠呼吸暫停綜合征。醫(yī)生或許會(huì)建議你使用口腔糾治器或呼吸機(jī)來改善夜間呼吸。
事實(shí)糾正：你可能讀到過喉頭噴霧可以防止打呼——這不是真的。打呼是因?yàn)檠屎砑∪馓沙�，潤滑或者麻痹咽喉就�?huì)起作用的說法毫無道理。
