© Noemi Manalang
A symptom is any feeling or bodily function that accompanies a malady or illness. The most obvious snoring symptom is, of course, the loud whoosh of air that comes out of your mouth while you’re sleeping. The problem is that this particular symptom is sometimes only noticed by others around you. Often, the person who is actually making that loud noise doesn’t even know they have a problem.
If you are single or sleep alone, how might you know that you have a snoring problem if you can’t hear yourself? There are other symptoms that are associated with snoring:
- Feeling sleepy during the day even though you think you are sleeping enough hours at night
- Dry mouth or throat in the morning that can’t be explained by any medicine you are taking or any beverages you had the night before
- Waking in the middle of the night because you think you heard a noise but can find no explanation of the noise
These won’t always signal a problem with snoring but are worth investigating. If you think you might be snoring and aren’t sure, set a tape recorder beside your bed at night and check it out in the morning. You might be surprised at what you find out.
Snoring is the result of a blockage in your airway. That blockage might be anywhere in your nose, throat or mouth and it’s often not something you’d notice physically during the day – particularly if the problem is the result of your throat muscles relaxing to a certain extent only when you’re asleep.
When the most obvious snoring symptom is the sound you make and you can’t hear it, you need to use other clues to help you figure out if you might have a problem that needs to be resolved. Fortunately, there are lots of alternative solutions to treat the problem and most snoring can be cured.
