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What Causes Snoring and How to Fix It Naturally

Snoring is one of life’s most disruptive sleep intrusions. If you’ve ever shared a bed with a snorer (or are one yourself), you’ll know just how unromantic and unrelaxing it can be. But before reaching for drastic solutions, it helps to understand what causes snoring in the first place - and more importantly, how you can reduce or stop it naturally.

What Actually Causes Snoring?

Snoring happens when airflow is partially blocked during sleep, causing the tissues in your throat to vibrate. The result? That familiar rattling, buzzing, snorting sound. Several factors can contribute:

  • Mouth breathing – often caused by nasal congestion or habit

  • Poor sleep posture – particularly sleeping on your back

  • Alcohol consumption – which relaxes throat muscles

  • Being overtired – deeper sleep can mean more relaxed muscles

  • Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) – a more serious condition where breathing stops and starts repeatedly

  • Anatomy – things like a deviated septum, large tonsils or extra tissue at the back of the throat

Essentially, anything that relaxes or narrows your airway can lead to snoring. And while it might seem harmless (even a little funny), snoring can disrupt both your sleep and your partner’s - leading to tiredness, poor concentration, and some grumpy mornings.

Natural Ways to Reduce Snoring

The good news? You don’t always need loud machines or invasive treatments. Plenty of natural, gentle methods can help reduce or stop snoring altogether.

1. Switch to Nasal Breathing

If you breathe through your mouth while you sleep, you're much more likely to snore. Encouraging nasal breathing is one of the most effective natural remedies.

Try this: DreamTape – our cloud-shaped mouth tape gently keeps your lips closed, promoting nose breathing without discomfort. It’s safe, skin-friendly, and surprisingly effective.

2. Improve Sleep Posture

Sleeping on your back can cause your tongue and soft palate to collapse to the back of your throat, narrowing the airway.

Try this: Side sleeping is ideal. You can also add DreamPad, our ergonomic knee pillow with leg strap, to help you stay aligned and comfortably on your side all night.

3. Manage Nasal Congestion

Blocked sinuses and allergies can turn you into a mouth-breather by default. Clear airways are key.

Try this: Use a saline nasal rinse, steam inhalation, or even essential oils like eucalyptus before bed. A clean, allergen-free bedroom helps too.

4. Limit Evening Alcohol

Alcohol relaxes the throat muscles, making snoring more likely. If you do drink, aim to stop at least 3 hours before bedtime. And consider swapping that glass of wine for something sleep-friendly…

Try this: DreamDrops – our sleep gummies made with magnesium, L-theanine, and chamomile. They help you wind down without sabotaging your airway.

5. Lose Excess Weight

Extra weight around the neck can increase the likelihood of airway obstruction. Even a small weight loss can reduce or stop snoring.

There’s no shame in starting small – every healthy habit adds up. Walking daily, eating lighter at night, and better sleep hygiene all contribute.

6. Upgrade Your Sleep Environment

Sometimes, snoring is worsened by external irritants – dust, dry air, or noise.

Try this:

  • Use a HEPA filter to reduce allergens

  • Add moisture with a humidifier

  • Try our DreamMask to block out light and stay in deeper, more restorative sleep

  • For sound masking, the DreamPod under-pillow speaker plays white noise or sleep sounds that help drown out light snoring (or gently soothe you to sleep if you're the snorer)

When to See a Doctor

If snoring is loud, consistent, or comes with choking, gasping, or daytime exhaustion, it could be a sign of sleep apnoea. That’s a medical condition and worth speaking to your GP about. Natural methods help, but they’re not a substitute for a proper diagnosis.

Final Thought: Small Tweaks, Deep Sleep

Snoring isn’t something you have to “just live with”. In many cases, small changes lead to big improvements. Whether it’s shifting position, breathing through your nose, or winding down with natural remedies, there’s a peaceful night waiting on the other side.

Create your own Sleep System with SleepyDeepy and discover the gentle tools that support deeper sleep - for you and anyone within earshot.

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