Snore-Gonomics - Snoring

Other Effective Snore Tests

Other Effective Snore Tests

I hope you have found the Snore-Gonomics “Snore Test” to be helpful. Please continue to review and apply the following tests. These tests should help you better identify your snoring problem. While there are many suggested remedies on the market today, in many cases they are specifically intended to be effective for those with specific symptoms. For this reason, these tests should be helpful in determining the type of remedy to seek.

Understandably, a certain remedy may work more effectively for one than another. The result of your study of Snore-Gonomics© will undoubtedly better prepare you to choose the products best suited for yourself. Over the counter, mail order, and e-mail order products linked to this site all have the same intention, to help you stop snoring, and bring better quality to your life, and the lives of those around you.

Nose Test

Looking in a mirror, press the side of one nostril to close it. With your mouth closed, breathe in through your other nostril. If the nostril tends to collapse, try propping it open with a clean q-tip. If breathing is easier with the nostril propped open, nasal dilators may solve your snoring problem.

Now, with your mouth closed, try breathing in through your nose. If you cannot breathe well through your nose you may be suffering from nasal congestion caused by allergy. You may wish to consider the following causes: Feather pillows and bedding, pet hair, house dust mite, allergic rhinitis, seasonal allergies, perfumes and body sprays, household cleansers such as bleach.

Mouth Breathing Test

Open your mouth and make a snoring noise. Now close your mouth and try to make the same noise. If you can only snore with your mouth open then you are a ‘mouth breather’.

Tongue Test

Stick your tongue out as far as it will go and grip it between your teeth. Now try to make a snoring noise. If the snoring noise is reduced with your tongue in this forward position then you are probably what is known as a ‘tongue base snorer’. The most appropriate control for this type of snoring is a Mandibular Advancement Device.

Palatal Flutter

If none of these tests has helped it is possible that your soft palate is vibrating. ‘Palatal flutter’ is the vibration of the soft palate and uvula. This is often the cause in patients who are of normal weight.

Multifactoral Snoring

You may find that you fit into more than one of these snoring categories. In which case your snoring is probably originating from several areas. For example, you may suffer from both palatal flutter and tongue base snoring.

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