Self-help treatment for sleep apnea
Minor sleep apnea is responsive to self-help remedies, or “behavioral treatments.” Some of the following self-help treatments for sleep apnea may work for you.
I encourage everyone to get a sleep study done to rule out more significant sleep apnea and other related sleep disorders.
Lose weight. Overweight individuals who lose even 10% of their weight can reduce sleep apnea and improve sleep quality.
Stop using alcohol, tobacco, and sedatives, or anything that relaxes the muscles of the throat and encourages snoring.
Sleep on your side. Special pillows or remedies that encourage side-sleeping, such as the “tennis ball trick,” might help people who only experience sleep apnea when they sleep on their back. See Snoring Causes and Cures for more tips.
Elevate the head of your bed 4 -6 inches. This can alleviate snoring and make breathing easier.
Maintain regular sleep hours.
Use a nasal dilator, breathe right strips or saline nasal spray to help open nasal passages.
Taken from the following website:
http://www.helpguide.org/life/sleep_apnea.htm