Since my last post on my attempts to stop snoring has been such a great hit, I feel I owe it to my readers to share the method I found to stop snoring that is finally working for me…
As you all know, my snoring problem has had such a huge impact on my life, from sleepless nights, to sleeping in separate rooms (my wife practically bought another bed and placed it in the office at the far end of the house!), to a broken marriage (thank you all for showing your love and support over the last year – as of last month Marry and I are back together!!), and I am now at a point in life in which I do not dread going to sleep anymore. I know I will sleep well through the night and I know my wife will greet me — in bed, with a smile on her face after a quiet night’s sleep.
For those of you who haven’t been keeping up with my blog, over the last year I became obsessed with finding an end to my unfortunate snoring condition. From countless doctor visits, weekly product unboxing (your favorite post of the week!!), consultations with sleep professionals, to even considering surgery, I had become the guinea pig of all snoring related solutions. I must admit this was turning into a little fetish of mine. Every week I would order a new product I found or that was recommended to me by my readers, would spend about an hour unboxing and reviewing it on my blog (stay tuned for my next post showcasing all my snoring product reviews), and then spend the rest of the week responding to all your emails. Luckily I’m retired and found the time to do it all 😊😊😊
I know that most of you are uncomfortable admitting you have a snoring problem and I feel blessed to have such a warm and open community that stuck with me till my final recovery. It’s a new year and I feel strong, capable and healthy and I know that my wife and I will not suffer anymore from my snoring at night. This problem does not haunt me anymore. I sleep well and quietly at night and my wife does too. And our marriage has been the best it has ever been! So I want to thank you all again for all your product recommendations, your endless emails and questions, and everything else that led up towards discovering this program that has finally proven to work for me and for my followers who have shared their success stories. Here’s to a SNORE-FREE 2018 🍺🍺 !!!
And now I feel it’s time for me to give back what I owe to you, and make sure you too succeed and stop snoring with this natural method. Ironically, I had originally dismissed this program that was recommended to me by one of my readers (thanks @andyb1!) because I was busy testing out a new (and much more expensive) anti-snoring device which I later sent back because it didn’t work for me. Unlike earlier products I wrote about that always seemed so promising, this new method designed by a company called OptimumSleep did not promise another magical way to cure snoring but instead asserted one simple claim: to reduce your snoring by up to 87% through a combination of tongue and throat exercises. To be honest, at the time I much preferred to try a “pay and forget” solution to snoring that wouldn’t require any work on my part. But today I know that any solution must require a bit of work and commitment on your part. This does not require much, just a few minutes a day (I practice it in the shower), and the results start showing during the first month into the program (see my post called “first month into the Optimum Sleep Protocol”).
Here’s How it Works
If you snore it most likely means that your breathing airways are partially obstructed due to weakened and loose muscles:
So in order to correct those faulty muscles, we need to train them to realign in a way that would allow air travel freely without friction. So if we elimanate the friction, the snoring sounds are can not be produced! Here’s a how you should be breathing which can be achevied by practicing the proper exercises:
The problem with severe snoring (which was my diagnoses) is that it’s a real condition that affects not only me but everyone around me. I used to play it down every time my partner (that was before I met my loving and patient Marry) accused me of keeping her up at night because I snored so loud. I’m not sure if that’s what ended our relationship but that was still an early stage before the conditioned escalated. Over time my snoring increased in quantity and volume and that’s when things started to get bad, really bad. It was about a year ago when I met my then to be wife Marry and had just been diagnosed as a sever snorer. As much as my partner is an understanding person, after a few nights without sleep and with me being fully to blame for that, everything started falling apart. It didn’t take long for me to realized just how much my life was affected by this problem.
Another problem with snoring is that it is inconsistent and can get worse over time if not treated. In fact, the sooner you treat it the higher your chances are of ridding yourself from it. What I like about OptimumSleep’s program is that it addresses the problem right from the source. Instead of relying on external devices, their method focuses on strengthening the muscles in your face that are exactly responsible for the problem. Their online 12 week program takes a very systematic approach and presents the exercises you need to do that eventually prevent the root cause for snoring. You’re basically acquiring the tools that will let you cure yourself from snoring.
During the first month into the program, I certainly had my doubts. That a natural solution to such a serious problem could even be possible sounded far fetched to say the least. But I decided to continue with it anyway, mainly because I already promised to post a review about the exercises it contained. And then towards the end of the second week was when I started noticing a change. My breathing at night had become more relaxed and controlled and the volume of my snoring was reduced by about 50%. I was the first time my partner did not wake me up at night with a blow to my thigh. By the end of the third week, a new sleeping pattern started to form in which I noticed extended periods of time that I didn’t snore at all. Then by the fifth week, snoring was becoming a thing of the past. I did not wake up anymore at night. The frequent to occasional choking has gone away completely, and my wife does not complain anymore about this. I continued with the full 12 week program but I already knew I had acquired what I needed and that I won’t suffer from snoring anymore.
The method which they call The OptimumSleep Protocol, seems so obvious to me now that I’m ashamed to say how much money I spent on all the devices I’ve tested before. In my next post I’ll summarize the pros and cons of all the products I’ve tested, but my search for a cure has come to an end and I believe this solution will benefit anyone who can get himself to commit to just a few minutes of exercises a day. I know you can do it and please share your success stories with me! [edit: 14 people have already emailed me their success stories. I’ll share them here next week. Keep up the good work!].
As usual, I always enjoy reading your emails and answering your comments.
P.S. I’m pretty sure they still offer a free trial. You can get it here if it’s still available.
References
- Snoring keeping you up at night? Study finds mouth and tongue exercises significantly curb snoring.
Source: www.chestnet.org - Effects of oropharyngeal exercises on patients with moderate obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - Oropharyngeal and tongue exercises for snoring: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - Myofunctional Therapy to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov