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Kurattai (Snoring) Treatment in Chennai
Snoring has many causes, and the right treatment depends on which one is yours. Loud snoring with pauses in breathing is often sleep apnea, and that needs a test, not a home remedy. Start with the 1-minute check below, or book a home sleep test that you do in your own bed.
உங்கள் குறட்டைக்குக் காரணம் என்ன என்று கண்டறிவதே முதல் படி. வீட்டிலேயே செய்யக்கூடிய தூக்க பரிசோதனை (home sleep test) மூலம் அதைத் தெரிந்துகொள்ளலாம்.
Book a sleep test for snoring
Prefer to share symptoms? Full formTell us how to reach you. We will call back to fix a night for the test.
Is your snoring a warning sign?
Answer six quick questions. It takes about a minute and tells you whether a sleep test is worth doing.
0 of 6 answered
Do you snore loudly, loud enough to be heard through a closed door?
Has anyone noticed you stop breathing, choke or gasp during sleep?
Do you often feel tired or sleepy during the day, even after a full night?
Do you have high blood pressure, or take medicine for it?
Are you overweight, or has your collar size gone up?
Do you wake up with a headache or a very dry mouth?
Why do people snore?
Snoring is the sound of air squeezing through a narrowed airway. These are the most common reasons the airway narrows at night.
Narrow or relaxed throat
During sleep the throat muscles relax. If the airway is narrow, the air flowing through it makes the tissue vibrate, and that is the snoring sound.
Weight and neck size
Extra weight around the neck presses on the airway, which is why snoring often gets worse as weight goes up.
Blocked nose
A cold, allergy or a bent nasal septum forces you to breathe through your mouth, which makes snoring more likely.
Alcohol and sleeping on your back
Both let the tongue and throat fall back further, narrowing the airway.
When snoring means sleep apnea
In obstructive sleep apnea the airway does not just narrow, it closes for a few seconds at a time, many times an hour. Oxygen drops, the brain wakes you briefly to breathe again, and you rarely remember it. Left untreated it is linked to high blood pressure, heart problems and accidents from daytime sleepiness. Get tested if your snoring comes with any of these:
- Someone has seen you stop breathing or gasp
- You feel sleepy during the day, even after a full night
- You wake up with a headache or dry mouth
- You have high blood pressure
- You wake often to pass urine at night
- You find it hard to concentrate
Kurattai treatment options
The right one depends on the cause, which is why a sleep test comes first when the warning signs are there.
Plain snoring
Lifestyle changes
Sleep on your side, lose weight if needed, avoid alcohol and heavy meals close to bedtime, and keep a regular sleep routine.
Blocked nose or allergy
Nose treatment
An ENT doctor can treat congestion, allergies or a deviated septum that make you breathe through your mouth.
Mild cases, as advised
Oral appliance
A dentist-fitted device that holds the jaw forward during sleep, for some people with snoring or mild sleep apnea.
Sleep apnea confirmed by a test
CPAP machine
Gentle air pressure through a mask keeps the airway open all night. It is the standard treatment for obstructive sleep apnea.
If the test shows sleep apnea, we supply CPAP machines in Chennai, set to your prescription. See CPAP rental in Chennai or compare CPAP machines.
How the sleep test works
- 1
We bring the device
Our technician delivers a small recording device to your home and shows you how to wear the sensors.
- 2
You sleep at home
Sleep in your own bed. The device records your breathing, oxygen level and snoring through the night.
- 3
You get the report
A sleep physician reviews the recording. You get a report on whether it is sleep apnea and what to do next.
More about the home sleep study, the sleep apnea test and all sleep study levels and prices. Prefer Tamil? Read the குறட்டை பரிசோதனை page.
Kurattai (snoring) treatment: common questions
Find out what is behind your snoring
Book a home sleep test. We will call you back, fix a night that suits you and bring the device to your home in Chennai.
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