Whether you sound like a train rumbling past the window or a sail flapping in the breeze, you're among 45 percent of the adult population that snores occasionally or 25 percent known as habitual snorers.
Dr. Frank E. Lucente, chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, says there are several things you can do to try to reduce the frequency of snoring before resorting to more drastic measures such as surgery or divorce.-Keep fit. Overweight people are often problem snorers.
-Avoid tranquilizers and sleeping pills.
-Avoid alcoholic beverages for three hours before bedtime.
-Eat meals at least three hours before retiring.
-Establish regular sleep patterns.
-Sleep on your side instead of your back. Consider sewing a pocket on the back of your pajamas to hold a tennis ball. This will prevent you from sleeping on your back.