snores

THE APP

A snoring exercises app

A few minutes a day of guided mouth and throat exercises, and a way to see whether they help.

The routine

  • Eight exercises for the tongue, soft palate, throat, cheeks and jaw, each with an animated drawing of what to do.
  • A timer ring, large cues, counted repetitions and gentle haptics, with pause and skip.
  • The first three exercises free, about two minutes a day; all eight with Pro, about five minutes.
  • A daily streak, a card on the Tonight screen and an optional reminder.
  • Finishing the routine tags tonight with the exercises, so your trends can compare nights after exercising.

See all eight exercises, step by step, in mouth and throat exercises.

Why daily matters

In the studies, people practised every day for about three months 1,3, and the benefit seems to need regular practice. A short routine you actually do beats a long one you skip, and new habits take time to become automatic 4.

Is there an app for snoring exercises?

Yes. Snores includes a guided daily routine of mouth and throat exercises, and measures your snoring so you can see whether they help.

How long do snoring exercises take?

In Snores, about two minutes for the free routine and about five for the full program.

Do snoring exercises work?

They reduced snoring in trials 1,2, with daily practice over several weeks.

Are the exercises free?

The first three exercises are free; the full program of eight is part of Snores Pro.

Sources

  1. Ieto V, Kayamori F, Montes MI, et al. Effects of oropharyngeal exercises on snoring: a randomized trial. Chest. 2015;148(3):683-691. doi.org/10.1378/chest.14-2953
  2. Camacho M, Guilleminault C, Wei JM, et al. Oropharyngeal and tongue exercises (myofunctional therapy) for snoring: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2018;275(4):849-855. doi.org/10.1007/s00405-017-4848-5
  3. Guimarães KC, Drager LF, Genta PR, Marcondes BF, Lorenzi-Filho G. Effects of oropharyngeal exercises on patients with moderate obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009;179(10):962-966. doi.org/10.1164/rccm.200806-981OC
  4. Lally P, van Jaarsveld CHM, Potts HWW, Wardle J. How are habits formed: modelling habit formation in the real world. Eur J Soc Psychol. 2010;40(6):998-1009. doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.674

COMING SOON

Snore less.
Find what works.

Snores measures your snoring every night, suggests which remedies to try, guides a few minutes of throat exercises a day and shows which changes go with quieter nights for you. The sound stays on your iPhone.

Meet Snores
Trends in Snores: a week of Snore Scores as bars, with the average, the share of the night spent snoring and the quiet nights

This page is general information, not medical advice. Snores is not a medical device and does not diagnose sleep apnea or any other condition. If you are worried about your sleep or your breathing, talk to a doctor.