Snoring: NOT what she wants!
Even before Sigmund Freud asked that question, human behavior experts were asking: “What do women really want, especially in bed?”
Well, how about this: a good night’s sleep?
Jet engine level noise from snoring husbands often wrecks wives’ sound sleep. But it’s not thoughtless hubbies: a common nasal condition is often the bugbear. Here’s what happens:
Many guys play rough sports and sustain broken noses that are often left untreated. The result is often a deviated septum, the thin partition separating the two nostrils. Or, the hapless guy could just be born with the bent septum. In any case, the result is snoring.
While there are other causes, many also have enlarged turbinates in the upper airway.
(Turbinates? They warm, humidify and filter air.)
Sometimes, allergies will make the turbinates swell, blocking the airway and causing the man to saw the logs all night long.
Here’s where things go off track. Somehow, some way, the hapless sinuses became the fall guy. Actually, if a person, man or woman, complains of sinus woe, it’s usually because the sinuses are reacting to the nasal blockages mentioned above. True sinusitis is fairly uncommon, actually. (Post continued below.)
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Left, the young man below shows the state of his nose after multiple nasal injuries. Rhinoplasty not only improved the appearance of the nose, but cleared his nasal passages for quiet, healthy breathing.
Rhinoplasty, Before (left) and After
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(Continued from above.)Then, many sufferers take a wrong turn and stampede for the corner drug store where they collectively buy a literal ocean of “sinus preparations” alleged to cure the following ailments, among others:
- Post-nasal drip
- Sinus headaches
- “ pressure
- “ pain
- Dental devices that supposedly open the airway
- Neti Pots
Many of the snoring masses are even assigned to wear CPAP (continuous, positive air pressure) machines nightly. The devices force air through the nose and into the lungs.
Lacking a CPAP, the snorer may become a mouth breather which leads to a separate set of medical misfortunes. He’s also likely to develop sleep apnea which involves waking many times at night, gasping for any air at all. And that could have dire cardiac consequences.
Collectively, about 48 million Americans are involved for one reason or another.
Nonetheless, a relatively easy, quick and real solution exists, giving women what they want while creating a more healthy — and former — snorer.
The solution? Starting with a thorough inspection inside the nose by a board-certified ENT (Ears, Nose and Throat specialist who is often a cosmetic plastic surgeon,) correction of:
- A bent or deviated septum
- Turbinate reduction
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