{"id":9612,"date":"2026-05-23T21:45:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T21:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthoptibody.com\/?p=9612"},"modified":"2026-05-24T02:21:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T02:21:25","slug":"sleeping-on-your-side-is-the-best-treatment-for-severe-snoring-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthoptibody.com\/?p=9612","title":{"rendered":"Side Sleeping Proves Most Effective Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in 75% of Patients with Severe Snoring Condition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;`html<\/p>\n<div id=\"js-article-text\">\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/profile-2282\/Luke-Chafer.html\" class=\"author\">LUKE CHAFER, HEALTH REPORTER<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\">\n    <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span><br \/>\n      <time datetime=\"2026-05-23T22:16:04+0100\">17:16 EDT, 23 May 2026<\/time><br \/>\n    <\/span> |<br \/>\n    <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span><br \/>\n      <time datetime=\"2026-05-23T22:22:04+0100\">17:22 EDT, 23 May 2026<\/time><br \/>\n    <\/span>\n  <\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Side-Sleeping: A Powerful Intervention for Sleep Apnoea<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Encouraging individuals to adopt side-sleeping positions may represent the most powerful intervention for obstructive sleep apnoea\u2014a serious breathing disorder during sleep that carries potentially fatal health risks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This disorder develops when throat muscles collapse during sleep, obstructing normal breathing pathways. Approximately three-quarters of those affected experience positional sleep apnoea, meaning their symptoms worsen specifically when lying supine.<\/p>\n<h2>New Research Shows Lasting Benefits<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Recent research demonstrates that employing specialized positional therapy equipment to maintain lateral sleeping positions offers sustained therapeutic benefits for this disorder, which elevates cardiovascular disease and cerebrovascular accident risk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">These results were unveiled at last week&#8217;s 2026 American Thoracic Society International Conference. Scientists discovered the intervention produces lasting patient improvements that persist beyond the active treatment phase.<\/p>\n<h3>Long-Term Success Rates<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Following a six-month period utilizing positional devices, over two-thirds of participants maintained side-sleeping habits and managed their sleep apnoea without ongoing intervention. These benefits endured through the one-year follow-up assessment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Commercial positional devices currently exist on the market\u2014including vibrating belts that activate when users shift onto their backs, encouraging repositioning, or specially designed vests incorporating a posterior ball.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-d789610bc9178a1a\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/23\/19\/87618301-15843441-There_are_about_15million_snorers_in_the_UK_yet_about_30million_-a-50_1779559602376.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Obstructive sleep apnoea is a severe snoring condition that can have deadly complications. The condition occurs when the walls of the throat relax during sleep, blocking the airways. (Stock image)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Obstructive sleep apnoea is a severe snoring condition that can have deadly complications. The condition occurs when the walls of the throat relax during sleep, blocking the airways. (Stock image)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>An Alternative to CPAP Therapy<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">No pharmaceutical treatment currently holds approval for sleep apnoea management, leading physicians to frequently recommend continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)\u2014a device delivering pressurized air via a nighttime mask to maintain open airways.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, up to fifty percent of individuals find sustained CPAP mask usage challenging due to comfort issues. Medical professionals suggest these recent discoveries could offer a straightforward alternative for such patients.<\/p>\n<h3>Expert Opinion<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Our observations revealed positional therapy demonstrated effectiveness matching CPAP while achieving superior patient acceptance,&#8217; stated Dr. Irene Cano-Pumarega, director of the sleep medicine department at Madrid&#8217;s Ramon y Cajal Hospital and research team member.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"column-content cleared\">\n<div class=\"shareArticles\">\n<h3 class=\"social-links-title\">Share or comment on this article: Sleeping on your side is the best treatment for severe snoring condition<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;`<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;`html By LUKE CHAFER, HEALTH REPORTER Published: 17:16 EDT, 23 May 2026 | Updated: 17:22 EDT, 23 May 2026 Side-Sleeping: A Powerful Intervention for Sleep Apnoea Encouraging individuals to adopt side-sleeping positions may represent the most powerful intervention for obstructive sleep apnoea\u2014a serious breathing disorder during sleep that carries potentially fatal health risks. 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