, told The Sun: “If people [are] snoring, particularly if they've had spicy food or alcohol, you can take a spoonful of olive oil.
"It's anti-inflammatory and that reduces the snoring.
“From experience, it’s not nice or tasty. It doesn’t stop it altogether, or for everyone.
“But for a lot of people, it gives your partner enough time to get to sleep before you start snoring.”
James said you don't have to use olive oil every night, but instead just when the airways may be particularly inflamed.
“It could be when you've got a bit of a cold,” he said.
“But I find it works best when people have had spicy food or alcohol.”
Snoring happens when the muscles in the mouth and throat relax, sometimes so much so that they partially block your airway and vibrate.
The more narrowed your airway, the more forceful the airflow becomes and the louder the snoring.
Olive oil may help to reduce this vibration by decreasing swelling in the airways that can be triggered by spicy food or alcohol.
It’s also a lubricant, and by keeping the tissues of the throat moist, it may reduce contact and therefore, vibration.
Whether or not this natural remedy works for you may come down to how severe your snoring is.
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