People often ask if the snoring chin strap works and the answer has to be it depends.
Not everyone will actually wear this device every night as it takes a bit of getting used to.
Also if your snoring is not related to mouth breathing i.
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it is caused by you being overweight or having a deviated nasal septum, it will probably have very little impact.
If you regularly breathe only through your mouth, you are probably used to waking with a dry mouth and halitosis (bad breath).
People get used to breathing via their mouth when they have stuffy noses caused by a cold or an allergy.
It is a learned behavior and so can be changed.
The chin strap works by preventing you from opening your mouth.
This forces you to breathe through your nose.
The noise we call snoring occurs when the soft tissues in your mouth vibrate with the airflow you are inhaling.
As this device makes you breathe through your nose, the theory is that this should stop the noise.
The idea is that you shouldn't have to wear the strap forever.
You will build up a habit of nose breathing and will be able to dispense with the chin strap.
Sure you will have to face looking unattractive for a while but then lack of sleep doesn't do much for our looks anyway.
In order to give yourself the best chance of success, it would be a good idea to steam your nostrils before going to bed.
This will help to make it easier to breathe.
If you like herbal remedies try gargling with peppermint mouthwash.
This will reduce inflammation in the lining of the nose and mouth.
It is especially useful if you have recently had a cold or an allergic reaction.
Nettle tea is another herbal remedy you could try as it also helps to relieve cold symptoms and reduce congestion making it easier for nose breathing.
It is rather pointless to wear a chin strap if your nose is blocked.
You want to stop yourself snoring not breathing! A more effective device to help stop snoring is a mouth guard called a mandibular advancement device.
Despite its grand name, it simply pushes your lower jaw forward and this improves the air flow when sleeping.
It has been proven to be very effective.
Speak to your doctor or dentist and they will be able to give you more advice.
But no device, including the snoring chin strap, is going to work if your problem is caused by being overweight, drinking too much and lack of exercise.
We all know how to fix those issues.