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Nasal Strips And Sprays

For those who sleep next to someone who snores, the following might help:

- Get a great pair of ear plugs

- Get your partner to sleep on his or her side

- Purchase a white noise machine

- Encourage your partner to see a doctor about the snoring to discuss solutions

Commercials and Internet sites tout the use of nasal strips and sprays to stop snoring. But do they really work?

A study published a year ago in “Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Journal” concluded these products don’t help because snoring happens when the throat muscles relax and the tongue falls back, which obviously has nothing to do with the nose.

If snoring is a direct result of congestion or a deviated septum, then nasal dialators, strips, sprays and decongestants might help.

Anti-snoring throat sprays might help a little. They contain oils so using them is similar to oiling a squeaky hinge. But these sprays don’t last long and can be dangerous for people with sleep apnea, said Dr. Robert Reyna, director of the sleep clinic at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Fontana.

Children should not use throat sprays, he cautioned.

(info by La Rue Novick from http://www.dailybulletin.com/Stories/0,1413,203~24505~2969459,00.html)