Snoring Problems Anti-Snoring System

Snoring is a common problem that affects many people of all ages. For some people it is a socially embarrassing problem. For others it is even more severe, straining relationships with their partners.

These effects can be physical as well as emotional and in a lot of case it will be both.

Acute snoring can severely impact on normal sleeping patterns, causing exhaustion and a lowered immune system. Over an extended period of time, serious snorers may also develop more severe conditions such as sleep apnoea.

Emotionally, snoring can severely impact on the relationships that snorers have with those around them. Many partners of snorers become resentful due to the fact that they are deprived of sleep on an ongoing basis.

An ongoing snoring problem may also affect an individual psychologically. What starts off as harmless ridicule by friends and peers may eventually cause a snorer to become self conscious, introverted and even anti social. Snorers may seek to avoid group holidays and gatherings for fear of keeping others awake. They may also fear falling asleep and thus begin to suffer from the effects of either mild or chronic insomnia.

Now there’s a new system designed to help you stop snoring: the Silensor - available from your dentist.

How does the Silensor system work?
The Silensor uses a pair of clear plastic moulding, shaped to fit you teeth, which you slip into your mouth at bedtime. The top and bottom sections are connected at the sides by short plastic links, which have the effect of pulling your lower jaw slightly forward. This in turn holds the airways open, reducing the constriction that causes the snoring.