The reason Hydro Med seeks to spread the word about simple easy anti-snoring methods, is that patients stay away from the doctor for many reasons; they don’t believe the wife’s complaint about the snoring, or they are afraid that the doctor will recommend surgery.

When the partner insists that they don’t snore, simply record that snoring on your smart phone. Another method is to download a sound meter on your smart phone, (they are free) and record that volume. If it is above 80 decibels, that is considered above the safety level in industry.

Just today the CDC published statistics relating poor sleep and snoring to traffic accidents. In a survey, 4.2% of drivers admit to falling asleep while driving in the past month. This is associated with not getting enough good sleep, falling asleep during the day, and snoring. According to Anne G. Wheaton, the author of this report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the actual numbers are much higher than the number who admitted to falling asleep.

Poor sleep impairs drivers by slowing their reaction time, makes them less attentive, and reduces their decision making ability. Many of these sleep related accidents are single cars that leave the road. When sleep related accidents involve other cars, there may be head on collisions with casualties.

The CDC states that the sleep deprived auto accidents could be between 15 and 33% of all accidents.

The AAA reported that 30% of drivers said they had driven in the last month despite struggling to keep their eyes open!

Similar snoring accidents are seen in industrial work related accidents, which may be fatal. In daytime drowsiness the worker forgets to turn off the motor, fails to hear the safety signal, or slips and falls.

There is little question that good sleep can not only prevent accidents, but also may save your life.

Snoring is shown by the CDC report to be an important indicator of good sleep. if you clear the snoring early, you have the best opportunity to avoid daytime fatigue, drowsiness, and overeating. As discussed previously, the more you snore, the more it advances and can lead to Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

I have discussed clearing nasal blockage, and reducing swollen throat tissue for snoring. An excellent product to reduce throat and nasal swelling is Clear.ease.™

Clear.ease™ is a lozenge that contains measured amounts of papain and bromelain. These are fruit enzymes that naturally reduce swelling. When taken for snoring, they reduce unwanted edema, especially the tonsils and soft palate.

We get papain from the papaya: this is an enzyme that reduces swelling form inflammation. Bromelain is the enzyme from pineapples that has a similar action. When they are used together, they can be effective in reducing swelling of the tonsils, the voice box – larynx, and the swollen uvula. These enzymes are commonly swallowed for digestion; but for snoring they are combined into Clear.ease ™ and melted in the mouth, to bypass the stomach, for reduction of swelling.

Speaking of Valentine’s day, what better present than to stop snoring! Snoring does disturb the partner and the partner can develop snoring from poor sleeping because of the noise. When the partner is reluctant to clear the snoring, explain that snoring can result in decreased sexual energy; we don’t want that on Valentine’s day!