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Rob Simon:
Forty percent of the adult population snores, in America that equates to 90 million people. So if there's one person living with each of those 90 million people that's a lot of people who are either snoring or having to suffer through it.

Rob Simon, author of the book, Snore No More, is himself a snorer, so he's researched the subject and tried just about every product that's supposed to help snoring.

I've had no luck with those,and I've tried those sprays, I've tried some lozenges, I've even had some medicine - some steroids that were given to me by my doctor, and those didn't work either. So it depends upon what's causing your snoring, so for example if you do have an allergy and that's causing it, and by the way a spray or an antihistamine may be able to help you, but if that's not your problem, then those sprays aren't going to do anything. One that I did try that was actually very successful was something they call an oral appliance and what it is, is a mouthpiece and sticks your lower jaw out about a quarter of an inch. And in so doing it opens up the back of your soft palate and your passageways in the back there so you can breathe more easily. And I've found that that worked and you can get them on the Internet and you can also get them from your dentist.

Being overweight can contribute to snoring.

As a matter of fact, most doctors will tell you the best way to stop snoring is to drop five pounds and to stop smoking and to stop drinking. So living a good clean life is the best way to stop snoring.

At somethingyoushouldknow.net I'm Mike Carruthers and that's Something You Should Know.