Can a belt stop you snoring?

ARE belt-style supports any good?

FOR SNORING

Slumberbump Positional Sleep Belt, £59.99, amazon.co.uk THIS mesh-fabric belt has a ‘bladder ‘you inflate and then secure it around your chest to stop you rolling onto your back — this stops your tongue lolling backwards and blocking the airway. ‘This is only worth

buying if you know that sleeping on your back is the issue,’ says sleep expert Dr Neil Stanley. ‘A cheaper option is to sew a tennis ball into a T-shirt.’

HERNIA

Neo G Lower Hernia support, £26.99, healthandcare.co.uk THIS is for an inguinal hernia, a protrusion of the bowel in the lower abdomen, explains physiotherapist Tim

Allardyce of Surrey Physio. ‘First, see your GP to check you don’t need surgery,’ he says. ‘This support will stop the protrusion becoming worse, but choose the correct size and get the right one for the side that’s affected.’

PERIOD CRAMPS

Heating menstrual belt, £26, joom.com THIS soft Lycra belt has a rechargeable heating pad which can be set to one of three heat settings. ‘Heat can help relax muscles and open up blood vessels which can ease period pain,’ says Myra Robson, a pelvic health physiotherapist at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust.

‘A hot water bottle is also effective, but you can wear this belt while getting on with things.’