A new nasal spray which eases snoring by contracting the muscles at the back of the throat has been developed by British researchers. Snoring is occurred due to vibration of the soft tissue in the upper airway. During sleep the airway narrows, it stimulates a suction effect, which causes the tissue to be pulled in faintly.
It then clatters as person breathes in and out. The problem gets more usual with age because the muscles in and around airways droop slightly. The problem of snoring is also associated with obesity. The innovative nasal spray known as Asonor, contains three constituents such as polyglycol, potassium sorbate and sodium chloride.
These constituents tighten the muscles around the throat as a result airway remains more open. Moreover, these ingredients also lubricate the back of the throat that is also believed to help prevent the tissue from vibrating. In a clinical study conducted by Danish team in more than two hundred men found that more than sixty percent were still using the product after six months.
According to Adrian Williams, a professor of sleep medicine at Kings College, London, snoring is the most hereditary of all medical problems. Frequently occurred due to the fact that the airways are small and with age and obesity, they get smaller still. Work is continuing into drugs that help stimulate the dilating muscles around the airways which may bring hope in the future.
To relax the muscles of airways would be beneficial, though precisely not sure about the advantages of lubricating the throat. It can help as the soft palate may become a little bit prone to oedema with trauma caused by snoring and may help ease it. It is surely fewer hazardous than surgery and there are no reported side effects, added Prof Williams.