A study by Which? the UK consumer watchdog finds that expensive gadgets bought to prevent snoring 'ruin a good night's sleep'.
These gadgets include wire up the nostrils, nasal strips and a singing course on CD. 2,000 of Which? members who snore tested a variety of gadgets. A dental device proved too uncomfortable to wear, a plaster kept users awake, and a spray tasted too nasty to use.
Snoring is a very common problem and when it is very loud it tends to cause sleep problems for the snorers' partners, who are often driven to go and sleep in another room to get away from the noise.
The £9.99 Stop Snoring device is an electric pad worn on the wrist. It sends a small shock to the wearer if the snoring becomes too loud. Unfortunately the shock was quite painful and woke the tester 20 times in the night and left marks on her arm. Helps Stop Snoring, the foul-tasting throat spray, costs £11.99 a can, and the Snoremender, the uncomfortable dental device, costs £49.99. Almost half of the test subjects tried nasal strips, but only 19% of those found them very or fairly effective.
By far the most common cause of snoring is being overweight or obese and there is a very simple, effective, cost-free way to reduce excess weight and thereby reduce or solve the snoring problem. Fluid retention/salt sensitivity is the cause of excess weight, and cutting down on salt and salty food is the safe, sure way to lose excess weight by shedding some of the excess fluid by way of the urine.
So you may like to save the money you were thinking of spending on snoring devices that do not seem to be very successful, and instead try cutting down on salt and salty food. Incidentally, you will find that your health will benefit in many other ways besides losing weight and stopping snoring. Your high blood pressure will be reduced, you will sleep better and feel better and have more energy, and you will lower your risk of stroke or heart attack.
Written by Margaret Wilde
Margaret is the author of www.wildeaboutsteroids.co.uk
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