Recent studies have shown that there may be a connection between people who suffer from chronic headaches and snoring. The connection may be in their triggers. It's well known that certain foods and drinks can contribute to a snoring problem. This includes such things as drinking milk or alcohol shortly before going to bed, eating a large meal late at night and eating dairy products at night. The same is true of people who suffer with headaches. Certain foods and drinks often lead to their headaches - including red wine, chocolate and anything that contains caffeine. Recent studies have shown that people who suffer from headaches daily are at least two times more likely to snore than those who only get them occasionally. One such study compared people who suffer from headaches at least 15 times a month with those who only get them infrequently - less than 104 headaches in a year but more than 2. 24% of those who suffer from headaches at least every other day also had chronic snoring problems, compared to 14% of the occasional headache sufferers. One of the potential links between the two problems is the medication that headache sufferers often take. Pain relievers are often depressants, which can lead to a increase in snoring due to the muscles in the throat and neck being more relaxed than normal. The flip side to this is that people who snore often don't sleep well, which can lead to more headaches - a vicious circle. There are a number of research project ongoing to study the link between the two problems. Only time and further research will properly identify the solution, but it seems there is little doubt that the two problems are related. |
