Pillows: The Best Stop Snoring Device

It's a shopping adventure looking for a stop snoring device. You can choose from stop snoring balls, sleep monitors, electric shock bracelets, throat sprays, nasal strips, foam wedges and mouth guards … and I wouldn't be at all surprised if I missed something for that list. But, for many chronic snorers, the best stop snoring devices for them are regular, ordinary pillows.

How Not To Use The Pillow

Just as a point of clarification, although pillows are great anti snoring products, they are not meant to be shoved into the wide open mouth of the snorer. This method of pillow use is undeniable affective in shutting off the noise, however it also shuts down the life expectancy of the snorer. Although you will want to use the pillow to smother the person snoring, remember that you can never get a good night's sleep in jail.

Be Sure To See Your Doctor

In case you're wondering if someone in your home was thinking about using a pillow as a lethal stop snoring device, go see your doctor. Chances are you already know that you snore, even if no one shares your bedroom. Chronic snorers often get lousy sleep, because either their own snoring wakes them off, or they have a form of apnea, where their air ways are completely blocked off momentarily. You also want to be sure that there isn't any growth of anatomical malformation causing the snoring.

Proper Pillow Use

You need to sit up a bit in order to help your body not take up the snoring position. Experts recommend that your head needs to be at least four inches above the mattress. If you find yourself slipping off of your stacked pillow pile, you need to get a special pillow sold as either a stop snoring device or for acid reflux. These are available over the counter in most department stores and pharmacies.

There is also a kind of stop snoring device called a Sandler pillow (named after their inventor, not after popular comedian Adam Sandler). This is a pillow that makes it so uncomfortable or you to lie on your back that you have to sleep on your side.

You can also try not using any pillows at all to see if there's any improvement. People are different, and causes of blocking their air passages to create snoring sounds can also differ. Expect to not sleep well for a few nights as your body gets used to the new position.