If you are already in the market for buying a snoring pillow you might realize it’s benefits. Normally made from a firm foam, this pillow is made to offer more support then a standard pillow. Your head and your neck are not likely to collapse the way they do with ordinary pillows. Usually a snoring pillow has an indentation or cutout area either in the middle of it or around a side so that it can cradle your neck and give you added comfort. This is best for snoring as it keeps the head above the neck level so that the mouth stays closed. With a closed mouth there is less snoring and any snoring there is is not typically severe. However there are other reasons to consider a snoring pillow, apart from snoring itself.
For people with painful back and leg problems, the time when they suffer most discomfort is often when they first wake upin the morning. This is usually because their back and neck are not supported, causing cramping in many areas of the body. When we use a snoring pillow to cradle the neck this helps to make the back relaxed too, since it does not have to work very hard to keep the neck supported. The whole body is in a state of relaxation when the back is relaxed. Very often those who use a snoring pillow report that they wake up feeling much more refreshed and with fewer back problems and pain.
Those who have breathing problems such as sleep apnea or a deviated septum may also benefit from a snoring pillow. Tissue around the neck can fold around the airways if not properly supported, which chokes off air flow. The tongue also can fall into the back of the throat, collapsing the airway. While a snoring pillow may not actually cure or prevent all breathing problems at night they can certainly help with these issues by keeping those airways open.