Chinese Medicine On Snoring: 5 Body Types Prone To Loud Snoring And Sleep Apnea

Have you ever been kept awake by your partner’s snoring? Or found your own poor sleep quality leading to fatigue and lower work performance during the day? Snoring is more than just noise — it may be linked to sleep apnea and airway obstruction. In fact, long-term sleep apnea can affect memory, cardiovascular health, and even contribute to depression.

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1. What Causes Snoring? — Perspectives from Chinese Medicine and Modern Medicine

Common Causes of Snoring

• Congenital factors: Deviated septum, enlarged tonsils, sagging soft tissues
• Acquired factors: Obesity, nasal allergies, sinusitis, sleeping on your back, poor diet, alcohol consumption
• Other influences: Weak jaw muscles, relaxed airway muscles, narrow airway

All of these can lead to upper airway obstruction, resulting in snoring or even sleep apnea.

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2. Sleep-Disordered Breathing: The Link Between Snoring and Sleep Apnea

Not all snoring means sleep apnea. However, if you experience the following, you should seek a check-up right away:

• Loud snoring with pauses in breathing
• Sudden awakenings at night, frequent urination, or dry mouth in the morning
• Daytime fatigue and poor concentration
• Mood swings and memory decline

These are common symptoms of sleep apnea, which can severely impact quality of life.

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3. Chinese Medicine View: Snoring and Body Constitution

Chinese medicine links snoring to the functions of the lungs, spleen, and kidneys:

• Lung deficiency: Weak breathing, excess phlegm
• Spleen qi deficiency: Poor appetite, prone to phlegm and dampness (strengthening the spleen is key)
• Kidney deficiency: Insufficient qi flow during sleep, difficulty with proper breathing

The Huangdi Neijing (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon) states: “When qi is unbalanced, it strikes the throat and produces sound.” This shows that snoring can result from disrupted qi and blood circulation.

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5. Chinese Medicine Approaches to Improving Snoring

1. Herbal Prescriptions Tailored formulas to strengthen the spleen, resolve phlegm, and support kidney qi for better breathing.
2. Acupuncture and Tongue-Muscle Training
3. Acupuncture points: Yingxiang, Hegu, Feishu, and tongue acupuncture can improve circulation and airway muscle tone. Tongue and jaw muscle exercises (e.g., reading aloud, tongue stretches) help open the airway.

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6. Lifestyle Adjustments to Reduce Snoring

• Sleep position: Sleeping on your side reduces tongue collapse and airway blockage.
• Diet: Avoid greasy, spicy foods and alcohol.
• Exercise & weight loss: Relieves airway pressure.
• Oral devices: Some patients benefit from dental appliances that adjust jaw position.
• Humidifier & air quality: Helps reduce nasal allergies and improve breathing at night.

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7. Snoring for Years? A 15-Minute Solution Without Chinese Medicine?

Snoring louder than thunder? It’s not always just about body constitution — airway and oral soft tissue structure can also be the cause. Don’t know where your problem lies? Want relief without relying on CPAP machines or surgery?

The latest medical technology offers a solution: Fotona 4D NightLase Snoring Treatment. This non-invasive, painless, downtime-free laser treatment uses patented technology to tighten soft tissues, expand the airway, and reduce snoring. It also helps improve sleep apnea symptoms. The procedure is quick, safe, and suitable for patients who cannot use medications or tolerate CPAP.

At Perfect Medical, you can receive a professional throat and airway assessment to pinpoint the root cause of your snoring.

Fotona 4D NightLase Snoring Treatment:

• Non-invasive patented laser treatment that shrinks and firms airway soft tissues to reduce snoring
• Improves airflow and may relieve sleep apnea symptoms
• Only takes 15 minutes, results can last up to 1 year, with no side effects
• Does not permanently alter body tissues, ensuring high safety

Clinical results show that 80% of patients experience significant improvements after just two sessions. After treatment, you can immediately return to normal eating, drinking, and daily activities without disruption.

For your own health — and your partner’s sleep — why wait? Take just one minute to register online for a Perfect Medical professional assessment, identify the root cause of your snoring, and find the most suitable treatment.