Acupuncture and Snoring

Unless you plan to spend your entire life sleeping alone in a room with thick, sound proof walls to help shield you from your neighbors, it's only a matter of time (if it hasn't happened already) until your snoring aggravates someone.

And never mind what it's doing to other people around you, it's not healthy for you!

Snoring can cause morning headaches and sleepiness, and, as carbon dioxide builds up in the blood over time, it can lead to high blood pressure, heart attack, and even stroke!

If you are a snorer, or have a child who snores, you may want to look into acupuncture and snoring relief.

How Acupuncture Works for Snoring

Acupuncture works by opening up areas of your body that have been blocked for a variety of reasons.

To explain it a little better, Traditional Chinese Medicine, which acupuncture stems from, believes in a life giving energy force called Qi (pronounced and often seen in Western literature as chi).

This Qi flows throughout our bodies using a system of meridians, much like the Western practitioners understanding of the circulatory system.

If a partial or full blockage occurs on one of these meridians, it will disrupt the flow of our Qi.

Think of a dam being built in a river.

Over time, without maintenance, debris will build up and water will be unable to flow naturally as it once did.

Maybe everything will be fine for awhile, but eventually this blockage of water will be the cause of a problem, large or small, and when this happens it will set in motion a series of negative events.

This is an incredibly simplified view of the way Traditional Chinese Medicine views injury and illness.

It may sound a little strange at first, but remember that it's been showing positive results for a variety of ailments on both people and animals for centuries.

Getting an Acupuncture Treatment for Snoring

There are several studies that outline the benefits of acupuncture and snoring cessation.

An acupuncturist will no doubt see your snoring as a symptom of a larger problem (stress, perhaps) and will treat you accordingly.

Acupuncture treatment for snoring has had proven success in numerous studies, and is often used in place of surgery.

If you are facing surgery to help stop your snoring, ask your doctor about the connection between acupuncture and snoring.

Wouldn't it be nice to discover that your snoring can be treated without needing a surgical procedure?