Sleep apnea, in which the airway becomes blocked or, less often, the brain fails to properly control breathing during sleeping, can be viewed as one extreme of the snoring spectrum. Soft or sporadic snoring, which is not generally considered a health hazard, would be at the other end. Sleep apnea in children has been linked [...]
Methods of treatment for non-severe cases of sleep apnea involve self-help and behavioral changes. They include losing weight, the cessation of drinking, quitting smoking, stopping taking sleeping pills, sleeping on your side, and maintaining regular sleep hours.
For more critical cases of sleep apnea, these self-help treatments are not appropriate. Several other sleep apnea treatments [...]