Upon waking in the morning have you ever noticed your mouth and throat were so dry you could barely swallow? This is one of the signs of being a sleeper who breathes through their mouth instead of their nose. This is not the only problem mouth breathing causes. If you have ever been in the same house with someone who does this, you will know what this means. The snoring can be quite loud and annoying especially for your bed partner. Now there is a way to end this problem and it is as easy as using a snoring chin strap.

The Root of the Problem

There are many reasons that people breathe through their mouth. Due to a problem with their nose this may be a habit they learned to deal with the inability to breathe. It could have been as simple as a constant stuffy nose. Allergies and other problem will lead to learning to sleep with your mouth open which in turn causes snoring.

The Solution

When you start looking for a solution to your snoring problems - either for your own comfort or at the insistence of a spouse - you will find one that works better than most. It is a snoring chin strap that simply goes over your head and around your chin. It is designed to keep your mouth shut while sleeping. This will encourage breathing through your nose and put an end to the snoring.

Many people may think the chin strap looks funny and resist the use of this device. However, if it stops you from snoring it may be worth ‘looking funny’ so that you and your partner may get much-needed rest.

The use of a chin strap may do more than cure your snoring. The snoring may be an indication of sleep apnea. Do not be alarmed. The key word here is may. You will not know unless you are tested for this problem - although it is better to know if you have it than not to know. Sleep apnea can lead to serious health problems and even death. But on the positive side, it is probably just a learned habit that you have developed and you need to relearn the correct way to breathe.

The use of a chin strap will teach you to sleep with your mouth shut rather than open and put an end to snoring. There is actually a scientific explanation behind this method. When you sleep with your mouth open the airways get narrow which causes snoring. The chin strap will hold you jaw up, mouth closed and the airway will open more fully which is not conducive to snoring.

One of the best aspects of the chin strap is you do not have to use it forever. Learning to sleep with your mouth closed will just be a matter of time and you will not have to use it anymore. You will have relearned to breathe through your nose rather than your mouth and there will be no further need for thesnoring chin strap. So if you are willing to put up with ‘looking funny’ for a while, you can find the solution the snoring that is keeping everyone up at night.