A doctor has revealed an exercise you can carry out during the day to help tackle snoring problems at night. Dr Pedi Mirdamadi, a licensed naturopathic doctor and functional medicine practitioner, regularly shares health advice with his followers on social media.
In a TikTok video, Dr Mirdamadi, known online as @drpedinaturalhealth, explained: “There are many factors that can contribute to snoring. Some people snore due to anatomical variation in their upper airway structure, others snore due to excess weight, and some snore due to a lack of tone in the tongue muscle.
“The exercise I describe here can help strengthen the tone of the tongue muscle, and can help with snoring.”
The footage demonstrates him pressing his tongue against the roof of his mouth before releasing it sharply to produce a clicking noise.
He continued: “Is snoring disrupting your sleep and your partner’s? Snoring can be caused by various factors, including airway structure, excess weight, and weak tongue muscles.”
“This exercise focuses on strengthening your tongue muscle to potentially reduce snoring!”.
“It can help improve tongue muscle tone, potentially leading to a quieter night’s sleep.”
What to do:
- Stick your tongue to the roof of your mouth
- Snap it back, creating a clicking sound
- Repeat this 15 to 30 times each day
Responding to the video, one viewer commented: “I am doing it 100 times a day. I must stop snoring.”
Another person wrote: “I did that each day, now I am clicking tongue while I sleep. No more snores.”
A third individual chimed in: “I hope this works tonight I did it 500 times just to make sure.”
Another added: “I’m sending this to my husband right now.”
One user quipped: “It’s my dog that snores! I’m trying to convince him, but he just keeps rolling his eyes back.”
While another warned: “Nobody should show my hubby this video. I am finished if he sees it.”
The NHS has stated that you’re more likely to snore if you’re a smoker, drink too much alcohol, sleep on your back, and are overweight.
Their statement reads: “Snoring is very common and is not usually caused by anything serious. There are things that can help if it’s a problem.
“Snoring is caused by things such as your tongue, mouth, throat or airways in your nose vibrating as you breathe. It happens because these parts of your body relax and narrow when you’re asleep.
“Surgery is sometimes used to treat snoring if other treatments do not help. But it’s not widely available on the NHS, it does not always work and snoring can come back afterwards.”
They advise that you should speak to your GP about your snoring if it’s having a significant impact on your or your partner’s life, if you feel sleepy during the day, if your breathing stops and starts while you’re asleep, or if you make gasping or choking noises while you’re asleep.
