And I always seem to have a blocked up or runny nose. In the meantime, the British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association recommend using a product to help improve nasal breathing such as Rhynil, a herbal spray for nose and mouth. Sleeping on your side, or with a slightly raised head will also help to keep airways open as you sleep.
And Vicks Vaporub balm is good, too. Sounds like a bizarre question — but believe it or not, there is a tiny bit of truth in this. Sleep disordered breathing in pregnancy: the maternal and fetal implications. J Obstet Gynaecol 37 2 : Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome. Clinical Knowledge Summaries. UK Chief Medical Officers' low risk drinking guidelines. Department of Health. Sleep disturbances in pregnancy.
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Obstructive sleep apnoea. Stop smoking in pregnancy. National Sleep Foundation. Snoring during pregnancy and its relation to sleepiness and pregnancy outcome — a prospective study. We believe you should always know the source of the information you're reading. Learn more about our editorial and medical review policies. Even if you've never snored before, snoring is fairly common during pregnancy. Snoring often starts in the second trimester, around week 16, when pregnancy hormones begin causing nasal congestion.
The most likely culprit of snoring are your surging pregnancy hormones. Elevated levels of estrogen and progesterone cause the mucus membranes in your nose to swell. The resulting nasal congestion increases when you lie down, which can lead to snoring.
Excessive weight gain during pregnancy may also be at fault, as it results in extra tissue around your head and neck that aggravates snoring. In most cases, snoring is simply one more rather unpleasant pregnancy symptom. However sometimes snoring is caused by obstructive sleep apnea , a chronic condition when the airways collapse during sleep. Research suggests that sleep apnea may be linked to high blood pressure and preeclampsia a condition involving the sudden onset of high blood pressure during pregnancy.
Preeclampsia needs to be managed to prevent it from progressing to eclampsia or causing other complications.
Untreated sleep apnea during pregnancy can also deprive you and potentially your baby of oxygen, and it can increase the risk of health conditions including heart disease and pulmonary embolism. Symptoms of sleep apnea include waking up with a headache in the morning and feeling extra tired, irritable or forgetful although exhaustion and sleeplessness are also very normal pregnancy symptoms, especially in the first and third trimesters. Be sure to let your doctor know if you experience any of these symptoms or even if you simply seem to be snoring way more than usual.
If you have sleep apnea, your doctor will work with you to find a healthy and safe weight management plan, since weight is the number one factor behind sleep apnea. He or she may also recommend using a CPAP continuous positive airway pressure machine to help you breathe better at night. For most women, snoring during pregnancy is more of an annoyance than anything else. That said, don't hesitate to bring it up with your doctor if it's keeping you from a good night's sleep.
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