Help me stop snoring!

[jdubbs32584]

annoying ones spouse can lead to severe trauma

and

even death

listen to the man.



also, you may not know that you stop breathing in your sleep. and neither may your wife. have a sleep study done at the very least to make sure its not a serious problem like apnea. if your GP won't recommend it, ask for a referral to a ENT doc (ear, nose, and throat) who knows more about the problem.

[OverCaffeinated]

annoying ones spouse can lead to severe trauma

and

even death

^That's why I started this thread. I don't care that I snore. I was hoping for some snake oil or Billy Mays product. But I guess the only logical next step would be to see my Dr.

Thanks
David

[Mother]

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[mstevens]

Niether my wife or I or doctors, but I wouldn't say I have sleep apnea. We looked into that, and I don't stop breathing at any point. I can breathe well out of both sides of my snozz. So no deviated septum.

Even if you were both doctors, there would be no way you could tell if you have obstructive sleep apnea or some other form of sleep disordered breathing without a sleep study. You can't, for example, tell what your blood oxygenation is at a given moment by observation, but you can with a pulse oximiter.

Positive air systems seem a bit much. 

CPAP is completely inappropriate for snoring. It's highly appropriate for OSA. That's one reason you need to know what you've got.

I did mention my snoring to my Dr. and she kinds blew me off.

Many primary care doctors are woefully ignorant about sleep disorders. Mine (who's a great guy, and smart about a lot of things) was absolutely convinced there was no way I could possibly have OSA. Since I was able to do my own referral for a sleep study, I was able to learn that my OSA is quite severe (AHI near 80).

In my opinion, snoring as loud and obnoxious as described should be evaluated further. Polysomnography is noninvasive and can give you definitive information about what's going on.

[tangueroHondo]

I agree with MSTEVENS.  I had a sleep study done in Aug08  b/c I was snoring and then waking myself up.  Wife thought it was apnea too.  Did the one night stand and found out it was restless leg syndrome that was waking me up and not letting me relax and stay in REM sleep!!  I didn't even think I had RLS!!  I take an ambien CR before bed, sleep like a baby, snore much less (I sleep most soundly on my side) and wake up feeling great.  I've been lumbering around for years half asleep all day thinking it was normal.  I really can't believe how much better I feel.  The testimony is now over.

You need to do a sleep study.  Really.  No, REALLY!!

[Statler]

tonsils out.

[swampduc]

tonsils out.

And I'll even take 'em out for you- FREE!

[Super T.I.B]

Are you overweight? If so, lose some pounds, it will help ALOT!

Do you smoke? Quit! FFS!      If you don't, that's good!

Do you drink alcohol? I'm not gonna tell you to stop. 

Do you have allergies/sinus problems?  Take an antihistamine a couple of hours before bed.


I'm out of ideas. 

[CapnCrunch]

Are you overweight? If so, lose some pounds, it will help ALOT!

Do you smoke? Quit! FFS!      If you don't, that's good!

Do you drink alcohol? I'm not gonna tell you to stop. 

Do you have allergies/sinus problems?  Take an antihistamine a couple of hours before bed.


I'm out of ideas. 

If all that other shit fails you could go with the nuclear option and just kill yourself.

[herm]

get a stiffer mattress and a thinner pillow

[lauramonster]

+1 on testing - gotta figure out what to fix.

anyone heard any results on the procedure where they shoot compressed air at the little flappy thing that hangs down the back of the neck?  Saw it on educational tv, and the idea was that the scarring would tighten the flap and not make it vibrate so much and help to reduce snoring.

[Buckethead]

I used to saw logs like a competition chainsaw. I also used to get strep throat at least once a year in high school and college. Had no trouble breathing through my nose.

Got sick while I was home over Winter break one year and ended up seeing an ENT doc. A scan (PET, CAT, I don't know) revealed that not only did I have a deviated septum and the associated enlarged turbinate, my tonsils were roughly the size of golf balls. A combination of relatively benign factors contributing to OSA.

Scheduled surgery and had my tonsils out and the septum corrected. Once the stints were out and everything healed up, I didn't snore anymore. I sleep better. I don't get sick as often or as severely. A cold that used to be a 2-week fight is out of my system in 3 days now.

Seriously, go get checked out. Even if you don't get the sleep study, which I highly recommend, AT LEAST go see an ENT specialist. It's only your health and happiness.

[SaltLick]

Try using two pillows under your head.

I snored forever, was ruining my life. I finally wound up sleeping in our spare room my wife couldnt take it anymore. One night, i was up reading and had my head propped up with two pillows. Fell asleep that way, no snoring. Tried it again, no snoring. Its been 2 years and i havent snored since. Take one pillow away and sleep with just one pillow under my head...Snoring again. Put 2nd pillow back, no snoring.

It is a little uncomfortable to sleep with two pillows (stacked on top of each other) cause it causes your head/neck to be tilted but you get use to it. And my life has improved immensly.

[tonyj311]

i did the sleep study and was diagnosed with OSA. I snore like a mofo without my CPAP. One of my friends recommended:
www.puresleep.com
He said he doesnt snore anymore. I just got mine in the mail yesterday and will report back later this week on how it goes. I travel alot so this would be alot easier than dealing with that machine on the road.

[OverCaffeinated]

i did the sleep study and was diagnosed with OSA. I snore like a mofo without my CPAP. One of my friends recommended:
www.puresleep.com
He said he doesnt snore anymore. I just got mine in the mail yesterday and will report back later this week on how it goes. I travel alot so this would be alot easier than dealing with that machine on the road.

Please do report back on this product. I've seen them and am curious if they work, especially on someone that has been diagnosed with OSA.

I'm still planning on making some doctors appointments after the holidays.