Snoring occurs when tissues in the nose, mouth, or throat block the airway and breaths cannot flow properly, causing vibrations that trigger snoring.
Fortunately, according to experts, you can actually reduce the amount of snoring you experience simply by making some relatively simple lifestyle changes.
One of the most important changes, in particular, is incredibly simple and easy and will also help improve overall health, which is drinking more water.
Most of us don't get enough water, as there are too many drinks, such as tea and juices, that distract us from what should be our main task: staying hydrated.
Sugary or caffeinated drinks may seem very attractive, but none of them are as good for us as plain water, and this applies to snoring as well.
Staying hydrated can mean less mucus builds up in the mouth, nose, throat and tongue, which in turn leads to less snoring. This is also one of the reasons why people who snore tend to snore more after drinking alcohol, which causes dehydration and is often high in sugar, which is known to increase mucus production.
Smoking, which also causes mucus and dehydration, can make an individual snore more, as can sleeping on the back.
We are all supposed to drink between 6 and 8 cups of fluid a day, according to the NHS, although some may need a larger amount, such as mothers who are breastfeeding, if the weather is hot, when they are sick, or those Those who engage in physical effort.
According to experts, ensuring adequate water intake has countless other health benefits besides reducing snoring.
These benefits include maintaining regulation of body temperature, lubricating joints, protecting the spinal cord, and ensuring waste is expelled from the body when sweating and going to the toilet.
Drinking enough water can also help with weight loss, as some studies have shown that it can boost your metabolism and suppress appetite.
However, there are types of snoring that could mean something more serious, such as sleep apnea. If you wake up often at night, and your snoring is very loud, and especially if your breathing stops or you start gasping or choking during your sleep, you may have this condition, which requires treatment. So it's important to be sure to seek care from a medical professional if you try lifestyle changes and they don't help, or if snoring affects your breathing in any way.
A doctor explains whether it is really possible to cool the kidneys by sitting on a cold place
Rare and atypical symptoms of kidney disease include changes in appetite, high blood pressure, itching in the genital area, and chronic fatigue.
Dr. Nina Zubova, speaking to Gazeta.Ru, points out that the phrase “colds the kidneys” can hide a variety of diseases that cause inflammation of the organs of the genitourinary system. Among the most common diseases: cystitis, pyelonephritis, and glomerulonephritis. Each has its own treatment, but their symptoms are similar - pain in the lower abdomen and lower back, frequent urge to urinate, painful urination, swelling of the face and lower extremities, changes in the color and smell of urine, and the temperature may rise.
According to her, as a rule, rare symptoms do not appear alone, but rather with typical symptoms of kidney disease.
She says: “In some cases, lower back pain is not related to the kidneys at all, but to muscle sprains and injuries, osteochondrosis, intervertebral hernia and other spinal problems. It is very easy to distinguish between these diseases: the pain increases with movement, or disappears after The person lies down for a while or takes a pain reliever, until the problem is not in the kidneys.”
According to her, it is impossible for a person to get sick just by sitting on a cold bench or getting wet in the cold autumn rain.
“Such diseases develop in people who already have a source of infection, not necessarily in the kidneys,” she says. “Because due to hypothermia, immunity decreases, and viruses and bacteria begin to move freely throughout the body, all the way to the genitourinary system.”
She points out that the kidneys can be affected by colds in different circumstances - while walking for a long time in cold weather, swimming in cold water, or hypothermia in the legs or lower back area.
In addition, bad habits help increase the risk of kidney disease, such as drinking alcoholic beverages, malnutrition, uncontrolled intake of medications, sleep disturbance, emotional stress, and lack of vitamins and minerals in the body. Added to all this are sexually transmitted infections.