Nasal dilator strips
Adhesive strips or internal dilators that hold the nasal passage open
A strip across the bridge of the nose, or a small insert inside the nostrils, widens the airway. Runners wear them in training. Plenty of people wear them overnight too, often with mouth tape, to keep breathing through the nose and cut snoring. They are cheap, disposable, and useless against sleep apnea, which is why anyone with real symptoms ends up at a sleep study instead. How much they help varies a lot between people.
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- Andy GalpinDoes it
Exercise physiologist · Perform podcast
Runs nasal dilators alongside the tape so air still moves through the nose overnight. He treats the pair as one intervention, and reports a lot of success with it on snoring specifically.
Source: Perform: How to Enhance Performance With Better Sleep
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