When someone told me that my snoring was out of control and causing him to lose sleep, I immediately started asking people how do I stop snoring? I got a ton of different answers to the question, and I swear it seemed as though I tried them all twice. From drinking herbal teas and warm milk before bed to sleeping in every possible position imaginable, there was nothing that I didn't give an honest chance. Still, I was plagued by my snoring problem. My husband was tired and irritated during the day, and I was constantly waking up with a sore throat. Since the old wives' tales had done me no good, I decided to turn to the internet.

A quick Google of "how do I stop snoring" brought up almost two million pages related to the topic. I figured out of two million, one of them had to work for me. I started sifting through all of the useless pages until I found ones that had remedies that I had not yet tried. It turns out, milk before bed can contribute to snoring, not cure it! The milk causes excess mucus in the throat, which can vibrate as you breathe in. This vibration is what causes that God awful snoring sound I was trying to avoid. Eventually, I stumbled across some snoring remedies that I hadn't yet tried.

The first thing I did was go out and buy a box of breathing strips. I looked and felt like an idiot while wearing them across the bridge of my nose, but they definitely helped the snoring. I was still doing it, but it was much softer than before. I eventually ponied up $50 for a stop snoring pillow, and that was money well spent. Between the pillow and the breathing strips, I had my answer to the question "how do I stop snoring".