Our snoring not only troubles our bed partners—potentially keeping them awake while we loudly slumber—but can also lead to sleep apnea syndrome. Dr. Wu Ming-chu, the director of Taiwan’s Wu Ming-chu Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic, believes that snoring is not simply a nasal and oral problem—but that the spleen and stomach are what need to…
Autism Linked to Common Ear, Nose, and Throat Issues in Early Childhood: Study
A new study involving more than 10,000 young children has found a connection between ear, nose, and throat (ENT) issues in early childhood and autism in later life. While the causes of autism are likely a combination of genetic and environmental factors, early identification and treatment of ENT conditions could have long-term benefits on children’s…
My Snoring Is Waking up My Partner. Apart From a CPAP Machine, What Are the Options?
Snoring happens when the muscles and tissues that surround the upper airway (at the back of the nose to the throat region) vibrate during sleep. Snoring can disturb your bed partner’s sleep, and it can be a symptom of the most common sleep-related breathing disorder, obstructive sleep apnoea. Untreated sleep apnoea can have major adverse…
Snoring Is Not Healthy: Here’s 5 Natural Ways to Remedy It
Snoring is a common sleep phenomenon. But while some may think that it means that someone is sleeping soundly and sweetly, it’s actually the opposite. Snoring can be a health warning. Snoring happens when one’s upper respiratory tract is obstructed and must breathe hard during sleep. It’s the sound of inhaled air vibrating with the…
Snoring, Bad Breath, May Be Signs of Foundational Health Issues
When you sleep, the muscles in your tongue, throat, and soft palate (the roof of your mouth) all relax. Snoring is the hoarse or unmelodious sound that occurs when air flows past relaxed tissues in the throat, causing rattling and vibration of these tissues as you breathe, due to the obstructed air movement. Of the…
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