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Your
body needs about 7-8 hours of undisturbed sleep each night to
allow you to have a good day. If you are awakened continually by
yours or your partners snoring, you suffer from all sorts of
unpleasant things...
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You
are
continually tired, which affects your health in many ways.
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You
can fall asleep at the wheel
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You
may be suffering from Obstructive Sleep Apnea (see your doctor
soon!)
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You
are typically irritable
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You
may be falling asleep at work
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You
may be falling asleep in meetings
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Your
partner is unhappy because you keep them awake.
Do
you have problems sleeping?
Are you excessively sleepy during the day?
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What is a good sleep routine that will help me sleep better?
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Avoid
daytime naps.
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Allow
the non-snorers to get to sleep first.
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Avoid
tranquillisers, sleeping pills and antihistamines before
bedtime.
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Avoid
alcoholic beverages within three hours of retiring.
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Eat
meals on a regular schedule. Don't eat a large meal close to
your bedtime. (Your body needs time to digest)
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Raise
the entire bed with the head upwards.
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Use
your bed only for sleeping or for having sex (If you’re
lucky). Try not to eat, worry or watch TV in bed.
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Limit
or stop using nicotine, caffeine and --especially close to
bedtime. Try avoiding coffee, tea or caffeinated sodas in
the afternoon.
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Exercise
during the day (but not too close to bedtime).
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Have
a regular bedtime and waking time, even on weekends and days
you don't go to work.
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Sleep
on your side rather than on your back.
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Sleeping on the back causes snoring in that it keeps you from
benefiting from a normal sleep reflex. Sleeping on the side
causes a natural reflex to decongest the nostril on the opposite
side, allowing easier breathing through the nasal passage.
Sleeping on the back disturbs this normal reflex.
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Exercise daily to develop good muscle tone and lose weight.
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Australian
Patent Number 723482. Foreign Patent Pending. Copyright
2001. All rights reserved.
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