If you snore chances are that either you are not getting enough sleep or you are keeping your partner awake or both. In either case, the resulting outcome may be tired and irritable people, unresolved arguments and feelings of isolation and loneliness.
In some cases, the snorer becomes so embarrassed and afraid to sleep because of the argument he knows will follow, he has difficulty falling asleep. When weariness does overtake him his snoring may be even louder and more frequent than ever before. Many times, a snorer will do almost anything to end his snoring.
Enter the snoring ring. This little tiny silver ring that fits on the little pinky of either hand during your sleeping hours promises that it will stop you snoring. Just think for a mere $50.00 dollars you could find a product that will help you quite snoring once and for all.
The question many people have is whether or not this product works or whether it is a pure waste of money. In order to answer that question you need to understand how the ring is supposed to work and what wearing a ring on your little finger has to do with the causes of snoring.
Causes Of Snoring
The reason you snore is because that during sleep your airway is partially obstructed. This may happen because your throat passage is too small and when your throat relaxes during sleep it closes in on itself. It could also be due to your tongue falling back in your mouth and blocking your air passage, or it could be due to a condition called sleep apnea.
Sleep apnea can be a serious condition and before you try any over the counter anti snoring remedy you should see your doctor and have sleep apnea ruled out as a cause of your snoring. Once that is done, then is the time to explore your options whether that be a snoring mouth piece, a chin strap, exercises, or an anti-snoring ring.
What Is An Anti-Snoring Ring?
An anti-snoring ring is said to work on the principles of acupressure. The ring is designed to fit on your little finger and has two prongs or balls on the inside that push against the “heart” meridian in your little finger by applying pressure at this point the ring somehow prevents your throat from closing or your tongue falling back and blocking the passage. Most websites selling and promoting this ring do not explain how this is achieved.
Does The Ring Work?
It is quite difficult to say whether this ring works to stop snoring. Acupressure is an old Chinese form of medicine like acupuncture only instead of using needles the fingers, hands and sometimes feet are used to apply pressure to certain points in the body to ease tension, relax muscles and bring relief. There is much evidence suggesting that acupressure does work in many cases.
That being said, a search of the web revealed no cases where using anything other than your fingers, hands or feet to apply pressure was ever used, so it is uncertain whether using an object such as the metal prongs of this ring would provide the same type of affect.
While using body parts to apply pressure insures that the pressure could be adjusted when and as needed there is nothing in the anti-snoring ring to suggest that more or less pressure could be used to achieve the desired effect.
This leaves one to assume that there is a possibility that this ring may work for some, but not for everyone and certainly not for the majority of people.
Scientific Evidence
There seems to be absolutely no scientific evidence proving that the anti-snoring ring can prevent you from snoring. There is a lack of clinical trials and other data that would at least lend credence to the possibility that this ring can prevent snoring.
Testimonials and Reviews
Testimonials and reviews on the anti-snoring ring are all over the place. Some people claim this ring did indeed stop their snoring from the first night on and others claim it is a hoax and a complete waste of money. The sides seem almost equally divided.
Conclusion
Whether or not the anti-snoring ring will prevent you from snoring all comes down to a matter of faith. For those who believe this ring will help them overcome problem snoring, it does. For those who have doubts, purchasing this ring may indeed be a complete waste of time and money.
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