Are Your Medications Causing Snoring?

If you think you have tried everything to naturally cure yourself of a snoring condition, there may be one thing you haven't yet considered: your medications. Some medications cause increased relaxation in the muscles which can make a snoring problem worse or cause someone to snore when they typically do not snore.

One of the easiest ways to link a snoring condition to medication is to note an increase in snoring or the sudden appearance of snoring after a new medication is started. If you only occasionally snore and also only occasionally take a specific medication, then chances are there could be a link between the two occasional behaviours.

Some medications that you should be on the look for include:

• Sleeping pills or other sedatives
• Antihistamines
• Illegal drugs

Prescription pain killers and sleep medications present a serious risk of affecting snoring because they naturally put the body at ease. This means that you lose control over your muscles to a greater degree which can lead to increased restriction of airflow which leads to snoring.

The same thing happens with many illegal substances as well as alcohol use. Your muscles become far more relaxed than they would be without these drugs so you aren't in complete control of those muscles while sleeping.

Antihistamines are often found in allergy and cold medications which can affect the sinuses. This is the exact area of the body where airflow becomes restricted when snoring occurs. If snoring is a concern you should always look for products that do not contain antihistamines.