PB, go to a doctor, an ENT specialist if your PCP doesn't help you. Serious snoring can be very hard on the heart and lungs, leading to cardiac problems later in life.
I do remember reading a column in Dear Abby years ago about a woman whose husband kept her awake snoring. She simply placed, with him watching, a baseball under the bed on her side. He never made another sound in his sleep!
It could be a sign of sleep apnea. I have that and through testing got a thing called a CPAP machine that helps you breathe properly during your sleep.
There are surgical procedures, but they don't alway work, one of my brothers had it done and he was just as bad as before.
My wife says I keep her awake snoring. I've heard of all kinds of solutions but I've never heard anyone say they worked.
Anyone know of a good remedy.
Polar Bear,
I have severe chronic obstructive sleep apnea, I use a CPAP (Constant Positive Airway Pressure) machine when I sleep.
I get a better nights sleep and I feel better all around when I'm using it, so much so that I won't even take a nap without it.
Sleep Apnea is serious, snoring is a sign of it, if you aren't rested after 8 hours of sleep on a regular basis you should see a sleep specialist.
CPAP is as close to a cure as they have without surgery, but even surgery is no guaranty and due to gravity the soft tissues of the throat will sag requiring more surgery.
As Watered Garden pointed out Sleep apnea *will* cause heart disease and high blood pressure, also brain damage because of oxygen deprivation.
In my sleep study I stopped breathing over 200 times during the night. In the past I would wake up gasping for air, and it started happening more and more until I was afraid to sleep.
Now I wear a mask at night which causes some irritation but I wake refreshed and ready for the day.
You owe it to yourself to get that checked out, believe me it's worth it.
People are different and what works for one person may not work for another. When I was married, what worked for us was simply burning a lavender scented candle a few hours before bedtime. :)
...it is different for everyone, BUT it would be a very wise move to get tested for sleep apnea (however one does that)... it could mean the difference between life and death... but will definitely make a difference in your quality of life.
My husband snored so loud, the neighbors complained!!
He would quit breathing many many times in the night, so I slept in a dozing state to elbow him when he quit.
He died at 35 of a sudden heart attack and docs told me the apnea contributed, making his already not so great heart weaker.
Please see a doc.
Edited to add that our daughter snored like daddy with the breathing stopping, etc. After some testing they removed her tonsils and adenoids and it took care of the problems.
You'll need your wife's help with this, but, I hear a pillow across the face works rather well. The only difficulty is, it tends to leave indents on the inside of your mouth. This is how the local Quincy snags those people.
It could be a sign of sleep apnea. I have that and through testing got a thing called a CPAP machine that helps you breathe properly during your sleep.
There are surgical procedures, but they don't alway work, one of my brothers had it done and he was just as bad as before.
I second this insight.
try those things that look like bandaids on the bridge of your nose
they work for some people
They're called Breathe Right strips... and you HAVE TO use the name brand... generics do not do the same thing... they can help some, but if one needs CPAP, the strips will not do enough.
As others have said, it can be a MAJOR contributing factor to heart disease... ESPECIALLY if you are overweight and/or have family history...
I've been using cpap for four and a half years. In that time, I've lost 90 pounds. But I also (with very strong family history) had a heart attack 9 days ago. Because I use cpap, lost the weight and work out regularly, my incident was VERY mild.
One gets checked for sleep apnea in several ways, to varying degrees. Best is a "sleep study" in a special lab that hooks you up to a bunch of machines and they see what the problem is and try a couple of different things during that night to see how to get you to sleep most restfully.
The best answer and the one that helps me sleep the best. Sleep by myself in another room. My wife didn't like it. I loved it. I could sleep on my back and rest.
When I sleep with her I get beat on to roll over. One night she pushed me out of bed. Yet she likes me in the same bed.
I have seem lots of older couples with separate bedrooms. Yes thats for me.
I was once told I sounded like a log truck going down a mountain with the jake break on.
I was given a CPAP a few years ago, but that didn't work so well because I'd wake up in the middle of the night with that thing blowing in my face so hard it blew my eyelids open. It was the "ramp up" kind that began as a gentle breeze and ended up a category 6 hurricane.
The final solution was losing 150 lbs and starting a workout regimen. That's what worked for me. I feel well rested and content averaging 5 to 6 hours of sleep each night. That's quite a step down from my former 12.
Sometimes I'm amazed at the similarities I see when I read Rocky's posts.
hubby has restless leg and snores and other sleep troubles.
We are using the Breathe Right nose strips...( and uses meds for the other stuff)
I use them when allergies or colds kick up, but it has helped quite a bit.
He sees a Pulminary Specialist and refuses to do a sleep study sighting it's hard enough without being hooked up and i his own bed ---how in the world will he sleep in a strange place and with things hooked up...
That said- he doesn't have it as bad as a lot of other people, but all other factors are very good..heart, blood etc.
If you snore, you could very well have sleep apnea. Don't let the scarey comments get to you. If you have sleep apnea, you owe it to yourself and your family to get diagnosed. It WILL save you life. I've been on the hose for 14 months. I snored like crazy and stretched myself across the whole bed. Now I stay in my own spot (hubby is happy), and I don't snore because I use a CPAP machine. 95% of compliance with sleep apnea is getting the right mask. Go to cpaptalk.com to get some great support by those who have been on the hose. I've gotten many free things and tried masks for free from others on that forum. They are EXTREMELY helpful.
Please do get checked sooner rather than later. I found I had 60-75 apneas per hour with my oxygen level going down to 70%. I would wake up with my heart beating out of my chest. I feel way better since getting on it.
I'll add my heartfelt "get checked out" voice to the discussion. My husband went and got on a CPAP and sleeps so much better now. I did the dozing thing and the silences woke me more often than the snoring.
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Watered Garden
PB, go to a doctor, an ENT specialist if your PCP doesn't help you. Serious snoring can be very hard on the heart and lungs, leading to cardiac problems later in life.
I do remember reading a column in Dear Abby years ago about a woman whose husband kept her awake snoring. She simply placed, with him watching, a baseball under the bed on her side. He never made another sound in his sleep!
WG
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It could be a sign of sleep apnea. I have that and through testing got a thing called a CPAP machine that helps you breathe properly during your sleep.
There are surgical procedures, but they don't alway work, one of my brothers had it done and he was just as bad as before.
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Polar Bear,
I have severe chronic obstructive sleep apnea, I use a CPAP (Constant Positive Airway Pressure) machine when I sleep.
I get a better nights sleep and I feel better all around when I'm using it, so much so that I won't even take a nap without it.
Sleep Apnea is serious, snoring is a sign of it, if you aren't rested after 8 hours of sleep on a regular basis you should see a sleep specialist.
CPAP is as close to a cure as they have without surgery, but even surgery is no guaranty and due to gravity the soft tissues of the throat will sag requiring more surgery.
As Watered Garden pointed out Sleep apnea *will* cause heart disease and high blood pressure, also brain damage because of oxygen deprivation.
In my sleep study I stopped breathing over 200 times during the night. In the past I would wake up gasping for air, and it started happening more and more until I was afraid to sleep.
Now I wear a mask at night which causes some irritation but I wake refreshed and ready for the day.
You owe it to yourself to get that checked out, believe me it's worth it.
Seth
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try those things that look like bandaids on the bridge of your nose
they work for some people
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People are different and what works for one person may not work for another. When I was married, what worked for us was simply burning a lavender scented candle a few hours before bedtime. :)
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...it is different for everyone, BUT it would be a very wise move to get tested for sleep apnea (however one does that)... it could mean the difference between life and death... but will definitely make a difference in your quality of life.
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Oh hell yeah, get it checked out!
My husband snored so loud, the neighbors complained!!
He would quit breathing many many times in the night, so I slept in a dozing state to elbow him when he quit.
He died at 35 of a sudden heart attack and docs told me the apnea contributed, making his already not so great heart weaker.
Please see a doc.
Edited to add that our daughter snored like daddy with the breathing stopping, etc. After some testing they removed her tonsils and adenoids and it took care of the problems.
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You'll need your wife's help with this, but, I hear a pillow across the face works rather well. The only difficulty is, it tends to leave indents on the inside of your mouth. This is how the local Quincy snags those people.
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I had sleep apnea.had the little machine cpap(always woke up with it in my hamd or on top of my hair!
So..had the operation(take the mud flap out of your throat that little bell thing and some tonsiles and
it is a bloody "painful" operation!
You can't talk for three weeks! Really difficult for me(haha)and I am overweight so that doesn't help
either but, neither did the operation.
I still snore like a bear. Good thing hubby works third shift! If I sleep on my stomach I don't snore.
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I second this insight.
They're called Breathe Right strips... and you HAVE TO use the name brand... generics do not do the same thing... they can help some, but if one needs CPAP, the strips will not do enough.
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As others have said, it can be a MAJOR contributing factor to heart disease... ESPECIALLY if you are overweight and/or have family history...
I've been using cpap for four and a half years. In that time, I've lost 90 pounds. But I also (with very strong family history) had a heart attack 9 days ago. Because I use cpap, lost the weight and work out regularly, my incident was VERY mild.
One gets checked for sleep apnea in several ways, to varying degrees. Best is a "sleep study" in a special lab that hooks you up to a bunch of machines and they see what the problem is and try a couple of different things during that night to see how to get you to sleep most restfully.
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My mrs says that I snore like crazy mainly if ive had a drink, as in booze.
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I snore very loadly. I wake people up.
The best answer and the one that helps me sleep the best. Sleep by myself in another room. My wife didn't like it. I loved it. I could sleep on my back and rest.
When I sleep with her I get beat on to roll over. One night she pushed me out of bed. Yet she likes me in the same bed.
I have seem lots of older couples with separate bedrooms. Yes thats for me.
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I was once told I sounded like a log truck going down a mountain with the jake break on.
I was given a CPAP a few years ago, but that didn't work so well because I'd wake up in the middle of the night with that thing blowing in my face so hard it blew my eyelids open. It was the "ramp up" kind that began as a gentle breeze and ended up a category 6 hurricane.
The final solution was losing 150 lbs and starting a workout regimen. That's what worked for me. I feel well rested and content averaging 5 to 6 hours of sleep each night. That's quite a step down from my former 12.
Sometimes I'm amazed at the similarities I see when I read Rocky's posts.
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Tom Strange
yeah... that's scary... and you're both photographers as well!
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Likewise, I'm sure! :)
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hubby has restless leg and snores and other sleep troubles.
We are using the Breathe Right nose strips...( and uses meds for the other stuff)
I use them when allergies or colds kick up, but it has helped quite a bit.
He sees a Pulminary Specialist and refuses to do a sleep study sighting it's hard enough without being hooked up and i his own bed ---how in the world will he sleep in a strange place and with things hooked up...
That said- he doesn't have it as bad as a lot of other people, but all other factors are very good..heart, blood etc.
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If you snore, you could very well have sleep apnea. Don't let the scarey comments get to you. If you have sleep apnea, you owe it to yourself and your family to get diagnosed. It WILL save you life. I've been on the hose for 14 months. I snored like crazy and stretched myself across the whole bed. Now I stay in my own spot (hubby is happy), and I don't snore because I use a CPAP machine. 95% of compliance with sleep apnea is getting the right mask. Go to cpaptalk.com to get some great support by those who have been on the hose. I've gotten many free things and tried masks for free from others on that forum. They are EXTREMELY helpful.
Please do get checked sooner rather than later. I found I had 60-75 apneas per hour with my oxygen level going down to 70%. I would wake up with my heart beating out of my chest. I feel way better since getting on it.
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I'll add my heartfelt "get checked out" voice to the discussion. My husband went and got on a CPAP and sleeps so much better now. I did the dozing thing and the silences woke me more often than the snoring.
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Exactly! When you're loved one is that silent, it's deafening!
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