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To beat snoring, stopping drinking in the evening may work better than fashionable 'life hacks'.
As research shows people try everything from thyme oil to compression socks to keep their snoring under control, ear nose and throat consultant Jonathan Hobson has advised that the easiest and cheapest methods work best.
People keeping their partners awake might want to try propping themselves up with extra pillows, having a hot shower or bath before bed, or losing some weight to make their airways less constricted.
Unfortunately for those who enjoy a late-night tipple, snorers are also advised to avoid drinking beyond 6pm, as it relaxes the throat muscles before bed.
People keeping their partners awake might want to try propping themselves up with extra pillows, having a hot shower or bath before bed, or losing some weight to make their airways less constricted
Mr Hobson, a consultant at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, says people should not part with their money for expensive snoring rings, oils and acupuncture, which have no scientific evidence behind them.
It comes after Mute, a firm which makes a snoring device, published a list of 30 'hacks' people use to stop snoring.
These included putting thyme oil on their feet, sipping honey and lemon before bed and wearing an eye mask or compression socks, which do not work according to experts.
Mr Hobson said: 'People can be desperate to stop snoring, especially divorced people in middle-age who are worried it might prevent them finding a new relationship.
'People may think some fashionable tactics work, but it is probably a placebo effect - where they believe they are snoring less simply because they expect something to work.
'The best advice is to try things like extra pillows or sleeping on your side first, then things like losing weight and - although people won't want to hear it - not drinking after 6pm.'
Snoring, which a survey of 2,000 people by Mute suggests affects 56 per cent of couples where
