It is astonishing to me that when I see a patient for snoring, how often the partner is also snoring! Why does this happen? Actually there are several causes. In some cases, the partner is losing sleep due to the snoring noise. This may result in fatigue next day, with increased eating to counter the fatigue. This may cause fat deposits in the soft palate and throat, increasing obstructive breathing and snoring.
Another factor is that in snoring, as well as in poor sleep, there is a high % of patients with GERD. This acid reflux also increases the swelling that causes snoring.
Stress is a factor; with less sleep, you get more stress
This is a very good reason, therefore, to get your partner’s snoring treated before it affects you!
A recent article in Wall Street Journal states that many new homes are being built with two master bedrooms, so that the snoring won’t bother the partner. I think it is much wiser to correct the snoring instead. It is much better to have wedded bliss.
Snoring and good sleep are related. In good sleep, you awaken feeling rested, eager to get up and get going. Just like the TV ads after you have taken their good product. However, my patients who get a great night’s sleep don’t have neat, stylishly fixed hair when they get up like the TV ad people do.
When your nose is plugged up, you can’t get good sleep because you are struggling to get enough air. Your brain keeps waking you up so you can breathe better. For example, if the tip of your nose droops, then that obstructs breathing and blocks good sleep. When you tape your nose up and open the airway, then you get good sleep.

This is why the Hydro Med snoring kit includes ½ inch medical grade tape.
Your tongue is supposed to stay forward in sleep, when you sleep on your back. When the tongue is “weak” or too big, or too swollen, then the brain wakes you up in order for you to move the tongue forward out of the way. Sleeping on your side or stomach will position the tongue so it doesn’t block. Regular massage using the Hydro Pulse Throat irrigation may help here. Performing the throat exercises of Part 2 helps here.
These throat exercises reduce snoring:
Hold the tongue on the hard palate. Say the vowel sounds. Move the tongue around as you do these. Do three minutes on each vowel.
Place the tongue in front of the roof of the mouth. Then slide it all the way to the back of the roof of the mouth.
Pronounce vowels rapidly for 3 minutes.
Press the tongue hard against the hard palate. Press frequently.
Press the tip of the tongue into just behind the incisor teeth while pushing the back of the tongue into the floor of the mouth.
Blow up a balloon by sniffing air in hard through the nose and forcing it out hard against the balloon.
Swallow keeping the tongue on the roof of the mouth.

These exercises need to be done for 3 minutes each. It takes time to build and strengthen muscles by exercise and the throat is no exception.

If you have been complaining about your partner’s snoring, and now that partner says that you are now snoring, it is time for both to get healed.