How snorers can treat themselves

Snoring can be simple snoring or obstructive sleep apnea hypoventilation syndrome, the former is only snoring symptoms without apnea, the latter is due to the obstruction and narrowing of the pharyngeal cavity during sleep, repeatedly leading to apnea, resulting in sleep disorders, hypoxemia a series of pathological and physiological changes. After the onset of the disease should be examined in the hospital to determine what type of targeted standardized treatment. Some patients can be due to poor sleeping posture compression of the airway, obesity, resulting in local fat bloat or excessive relaxation of the pharyngeal muscles caused by alcohol and exertion to cause the disease, these cases can be self-treatment in order to improve the symptoms, while other causes of the disease often require medical measures to treat. 1. Self-treatment: (1) Dietary restraint and appropriate exercise: the stenosis can be relieved through dietary control and moderate exercise to reduce body weight and fat loss of the whole body. (2) Abstaining from smoking and alcohol: it can improve snoring by reducing upper airway resistance. (3) Sleeping on the side: avoiding sleeping on the back and changing sleeping position can reduce snoring. Medical intervention: Avoidance of certain medications may improve snoring in some patients, such as sedative and sleeping drugs (e.g., eszopiclone, alprazolam) or muscle relaxants (e.g., cloxazone, eteplirizone). Nasal mucosal constrictors (e.g. ephedrine nasal drops, hydroxymethazoline nasal drops) can be applied under the guidance of physicians to improve the structure and compliance of the airway, thus improving snoring. In addition, snoring and the four major chronic diseases, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, stroke syndrome disease has a certain correlation, clinical attention should be paid to patients with snoring should be early to seek medical attention to clarify the diagnosis and etiology, and the appropriate medication and treatment.