I stopped snorting when i cut off sugar. Like snacking before bed and drinking soft drinks. Then it stopped completely. So for me I think is the inflammation. Which was caused by sugar and therefore i was puffy and as a result i was snoring.
My spouse snores every night. She went to see a doctor, and after waiting for a few months, they prescribed her a device that she had to attach to her face during the night to "measure" snoring. It was so uncomfortable that she didn't sleep that night at all; the device didn't detect any snoring.
Exercise. Any kind of exercise, from strength training to walking.
The diet-and-exercise cliche is a cliche because it effects just about everything about us. It may not be the only factor in snoring. Or even the dominant factor. But I'd bet the house it's a factor.
Just mentioning this since no one else has yet: it could be your tonsils and/or adenoids, so it may also be worth seeing an ENT if you suspect this is the case.
I had an appointment with an ENT recently. He said that weight and age affects snoring mostly unless it’s some actual condition. The weight affects it because of some compression on the neck or something like that.
I went because I had a deviated septum and thought that was the cause of the snoring but he said that’s unlikely if the snoring only started recently.
Mouth taping worked surprisingly well for me. Took a week to get used to, but my partner says the snoring dropped significantly. Worth trying before jumping to CPAP."
Although others have mentioned losing weight, weight might be a side effect of a medical condition (e.g. type 2 diabetes) or social pressure (e.g. communal dining) which makes controlling diet and eating schedules very difficult.
Being fat old or having a blocked nose can make it worse. Sleeping on your side losing weight or cleaning your nose can help. If it is bad see a doctor.
(a) if one is overweight, losing weight helps
(b) Adjustable bed bases help
(c) check with a sleep medicine provider to check for sleep apnea and cpap machines
(d) new drugs [1]
(e) see whether breathing exercises [2] help
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48242278
[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48242278#48243574
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48243666
The doctor said it's all good, problem solved.
Exercise. Any kind of exercise, from strength training to walking.
The diet-and-exercise cliche is a cliche because it effects just about everything about us. It may not be the only factor in snoring. Or even the dominant factor. But I'd bet the house it's a factor.
I went because I had a deviated septum and thought that was the cause of the snoring but he said that’s unlikely if the snoring only started recently.
Although others have mentioned losing weight, weight might be a side effect of a medical condition (e.g. type 2 diabetes) or social pressure (e.g. communal dining) which makes controlling diet and eating schedules very difficult.
then there is a long, real-ish looking post history