What’s The Buzz On Snoring?
by Myron Huett

If your sleeping partner’s incessant snoring constantly quashes your dreams of silent nights, there are a few things you need to know.

First and foremost, we all snore from time to time. People of all ages, everywhere in the world, make a lot of nighttime noise. The United States alone has an estimated 40 million heavy-duty snorers, the United Kingdom has about 15 million, and there are over 15 million people snoring every night in Germany. Every one of these people tally up to about a billion people who snore due to blocked nasal airways.

Research has given us some interesting facts about snoring. It’s estimated that twenty percent of men in their early thirties snore, and nearly five percent of women in the same age bracket. By the time they reach their sixties, however, these numbers will escalate to sixty percent of men and forty percent of women.

It’s believed that a higher percentage of men snore, simply because men tend to have larger necks. A man with a neck size of at least seventeen inches is almost guaranteed to snore. There are also more overweight men than women, and that increases the chances of snoring. Of the men who snore, about eighty percent don’t consider it a problem. Instead, they see their wives as light sleepers.

Women who snore are usually shorter and heavier that their female non-snoring counterparts. Men who snore tend to do so through their mouths and noses, although women usually snore only through the nose. The reasons women are less likely than men to snore, is simply because they tend to have smaller necks, larger air passages and a smaller uvula. When the problem surfaces, however, women are more likely than men to find a treatment for the snoring.

Even young children can snore, usually because of an existing problem with the tonsils or adenoids. Studies have shown that up to six percent of young children snore.

Some healthcare professionals believe that snoring, along with its causes and outcomes, is not taken seriously enough in the medical arena. Doctors rarely ask about sleeping habits during routine physicals. Studies show that while seventy percent of people who snore will mention it to their doctors, only ten percent will actually follow up by applying treatment methods. Similarly, while dentists can design and fit mouth appliances to prevent snoring, most will not inquire about sleeping difficulties with their patients.

Medical professionals and people in general, could use more education on snoring and related sleep disorders. Sleep apnea, for example, is a medical condition that can bring about potentially dangerous health problems. It’s an affliction that is hazardous to person suffering from it, and to those around them.

According to recent research, there are more motor vehicle accidents caused by those with sleep disorders than those caused by drunk drivers. Studies have shown that seventy four percent of people with sleep apnea have had at least one car accident.

Over eighty percent of snorers are not aware of the problem until it is pointed out to them. As they blissfully sleep, others struggle to rest against the ongoing racket. If someone in your home snores, or tells you that you’ve been snoring, it’s worth speaking with a doctor. Snoring can be the first indication of underlying sleep disorders.

Author Myron Huett is a freelancer for several Internet magazines, on exercise fitness and healthy habit topics.

Tips On Coping During A Panic Attack
by Chris T. Crawley

One of the best ways to deal with a panic attack and one that is actually underestimated stands in your own mental power.

Many times, when you are on the verge of a panic attack, just by telling yourself positive affirmations, although you might not believe in them first, can make a huge difference in the way panic attack evolves. The words that you use are not that critical as long you can focus on them and take your focus off the panic attack itself.

It is recommended that you use positive phrases, for example things like: ” Everything is OK in just a second” or “It’s going away, I feel much better!”.

Unfortunately, for most persons this is difficult and they start focusing on the panic attack and on the possibility of getting one for longer periods of time. Such a behavior will probably make the episode worse and it would be very beneficial for the individual to take his/her mind off the situation and focus on positive affirmations.

Breathing techniques are excellent to solve panic attacks, but not everyone can master them immediately so telling yourself positive affirmations is a great way that can be very efficient when you are learning other ways to deal with panic attacks or when you just need to do something to solve the situation.

There are of course different other ways to treat panic attacks, like Yoga, but why make things more complicated when the problem can be solved on the spot just by having a dialogue in your brain, between you and yourself!

One way that did work in several cases of panic attack patients is to purchase medication for the condition. As you start feeling that the panic attack is coming you can start focusing on the pills.

One should start thinking whether to take them or not and also find pro’s and con’s of this situation. This helps to move the focus away from the panic attack to the issue whether to take drugs or not and this focus shift alone can be very beneficial in canceling the panic attack altogether. You should always congratulate yourself after not taking the pills.

It is not easy to think about positive phrases or even thoughts during a panic attack and coping with this situation is hard although it can be eliminated in a lot of cases with simple interior monologues. It takes practice, but it’s worth it!

This might not work the first or even the second time, but having said that, you will see that positive thinking and affirmations are very useful when you are coping with panic attacks.

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