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Do Nasal Strips Work for Snoring? What the Research Says
30 Years of Clinical Research
What the Studies Actually Show
Research on nasal strips and snoring goes back to 1997. The evidence is consistent on one point: strips help most when snoring comes from a blocked or narrow nose, not from the throat.
21%[1]
More nasal airflow per 10% wider nasal valve
p<0.001[2]
Significance of the bed-partner-rated snoring drop, first RCT
1 week[6]
Typical time to first reported improvement in real-world use
The strongest and most consistent evidence is for snorers whose main issue is nasal congestion. For moderate-to-severe sleep apnea, the research does not support nasal strips as a standalone fix.
*Individual results vary. Nasal strips address nasal-based snoring; they are not a treatment for diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea.
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- Ulfberg & Fenton (1997), Effect of Breathe Right nasal strip on snoring, Rhinology. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9299650
- Gelardi et al. (2019), Internal and external nasal dilator in patients who snore, Acta Biomedica. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30715031
- Schenkel et al. (2018) & Noss et al. (2019), Advances in Therapy. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6109978 & doi.org/10.1007/s12325-019-01005-5
- Systematic Review, Clinical Effectiveness of Nasal Dilators in Sleep-Disordered Breathing (data through Jan 2024). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12761343
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