Changing your sleeping environment may help eliminate snoring.

Surprisingly, these are some of the environmental factors that can affect whether some people snore:

• Allergens - pollen, dust, dust mites, pet hair, etc. cause many people's airways to swell and become congested, leading to snoring.
• Humidity level - dry air can cause nasal and airway irritation that can result in vibration and snoring.
• Too much light - light can disturb your sleep and cause restlessness and snoring.
• Too much noise - like light, noise is disruptive even when it doesn't fully wake you, and can lead to snoring.

If air quality is an issue, a well-cleaned room with an ionizer (an air cleaning gadget) and humidifier can help prevent airway irritation that leads to snoring.

Putting up light-blocking shades over the windows and turning off the TV, music, clocks that chime, and appliances that hum can reduce the visual and auditory stimulation that disturb sleep and cause snoring.

Try these changes to your bedroom environment and see if they reduce your snoring.