The top strategies to beat snoring include using extra pillows, drinking water before bed – and putting a tennis ball in your pajamas to stop you lying on your back.<br /><br />A study of 2,000 US adults found 52% either snore or have a partner who does, with 72% of those resorting to a host of tricks to try and silence the noise.<br /><br />Nasal strips, dilators or spray, a hot shower before bed and even sleeping sitting up also featured in the top 30 list.<br /><br />But while some avoid alcohol before bed or even at all (both 15%), one in 10 swear by a drink before nodding off to stop snoring.<br /><br />Others have resorted to taping their mouth, putting a clothes pin on their nose or sleeping with their head at the end of the bed.<br /><br />The survey, commissioned by www.mutesnoring.com and executed in partnership with WebMD and OnePoll, as part of the new 2023 Annual Sleep & Snore Report, also found 53% of those who snore or live with a snorer are so fed up with the noise, they would do anything do stop it.<br /><br />This sees them spend an average of $45.30 a year on items to try and silence it, but they would be willing to spend up to $596.60 if it meant it would stop for good.<br /><br />More than four in 10 (42%) would even consider surgery in a bid to bring an end to the habit.<br /><br /> “Snoring can be disruptive, and people are willing to give pretty much anything a go to put a stop to it,” says Michael Johnson, CEO Rhinomed for www.mutesnoring.com. “And while some of these are fairly routine strategies — and indeed many proven to help — there are some more unusual things being put to the test. <br /><br />“While things like using extra pillows, humidifiers and opening up the airways can all help with snoring, things like having a hot shower before bed, sleeping upside down in the bed and wearing an eye mask aren’t likely to help that much.<br /><br />“Whether you are the snorer, or the person who has to put up with the noise from a partner, it can have a huge impact on your sleep, relationship and life generally.<br /><br />“As a result, there are some who are willing to do whatever it takes to put a stop to it.”<br /><br />It also emerged 38% have ended up sleeping in separate bedrooms, and 28% have resorted to sleeping tablets.<br /><br />But for 15%, it has got so bad, they have had a relationship end because of one of them snoring.<br /><br />In a bid to stop snoring, 42% have turned to the internet for advice, while 32% have gone to friends and family for help.<br /><br />And 37% have even sought help from health professionals.<br /><br />Although 60% admitted they have simply come to accept that it’s never going to go away.<br /><br />It also emerged that those classed as obese are more likely to be snorers (57%) than those who have an underweight (19%) or healthy (29%) BMI.<br /><br />While 36% of men snore compared to 32% of women.<br /><br />Michael Johnson added: “Snoring doesn’t have to be something you simply put up with.<br /><br />“With sound strategies, you really can reduce or even eliminate the snoring noise in your bedroom – and not surprisingly, improving your nasal breathing is one of the best things snorers can do.”
