Stop snoring exercises that help make stronger and tone the muscles in the throat, can help ease snoring. In order to understand why stop snoring exercises may help, it is first important to understand what causes snoring. Snoring occurs when the upper airway, in other words, the throat, becomes partially blocked during sleep. This occurs when the muscles relax, allowing tissue to partially block the throat. The sound of air vibrating against this tissue is called snoring.

Here are 10 snoring exercises to improving throat strength/toning throat muscles:

• Stop Snoring Exercise #1: Begin a General Fitness Routine. Reduce your intake of junk foods and try to exercise your body at least thirty minutes per day, five days per week. A brisk walk in the park with a friend is fine. Other people enjoy weight training, bicycling, swimming, etc. As you lose weight, you neck will diminish in size and your throat will expand. This in itself will bring about a decrease in your snoring thus a home snoring remedy.

• Stop Snoring Exercise #2 The pencil. Take a pencil and hold it between the teeth for up to 5 minutes. The grip should be firm, but not painful at all.

• Stop Snoring Exercise #3 The mouth. Move your lower and upper molars together, very gently. Open your mouth while pressing your molars as far apart as you can without doing any stretching. Do these exercises for 3 – 5 minutes, focusing on your molars, keep bringing them together and the lowering your jaw. When you get half way through your set, you will notice that the back of your mouth opening up more.

• Stop Snoring Exercise #4 Sing. Try to sing for at least twenty minutes a day. There are a few stop snoring exercise programs that offer CDs to teach you specific snore-reducing singing exercises. You can certainly purchase them if you wish. But singing of any kind tones and exercises the throat, so belt along with your favorite R & B singer or throw your voice into those old 80s rock hits. If you’re not confident about your voice, great places to sing include the shower and the car.

• Stop Snoring Exercise #5The Tongue Thrust. Stretch your tongue out as far as possible. Don’t over-do it while trying to keep it straight. Then move it all the way to the right side and then over to the left side of your mouth. Try to touch your nose with your tongue & your chin. You are not expected to be able to touch your nose or chin with your tongue. Do 10 – 20 reps.

• Stop Snoring Exercise #6 The Yawn Open your jaws wide as if you were yawning. Hold this position for a few seconds, and then close your mouth gently. Do four or five repetitions a couple of times per day. These exercises are intended to help you with a snoring remedy and tone the muscles in your jaws and throat. If you continue to snore loudly, or if your partner tells you that you stop breathing for periods of time while asleep, make an appointment with your doctor as soon as possible because you may need more than a natural cure for snoring.

• Stop Snoring Exercise #7 Take a Sip: Purse your lips as if you’re going to take a sip from a straw & press lips together very hard. Do for 5 seconds. Repeat five times.

• Stop Snoring Exercise #8 The finger. Take your finger and gently press against your chin for a few minutes (no more than 3).

Stop Snoring Exercise #9 Say Cheese: Do an exaggerated smile. Hold for 5 seconds. Relax. Do 5x. Some good testimonials for this exercise to stop snoring.

• Stop Snoring Exercise #10 Open Wide: Slowly open your mouth as big as you can then close, making sure your lips meet. Repeat 5x.